Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Holdings Raised by AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc

AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc lifted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 28.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 43,954 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,813 shares during the quarter. AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $18,466,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of MSI. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in Motorola Solutions by 3.2% in the first quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 935 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $409,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Ninety One North America Inc. raised its position in Motorola Solutions by 42.9% in the second quarter. Ninety One North America Inc. now owns 44,915 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $18,885,000 after acquiring an additional 13,475 shares in the last quarter. Invesco LLC raised its position in Motorola Solutions by 48.8% in the second quarter. Invesco LLC now owns 1,768 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $743,000 after acquiring an additional 580 shares in the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. raised its position in Motorola Solutions by 228.9% in the first quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 8,367 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $3,663,000 after acquiring an additional 5,823 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tandem Capital Management Corp ADV bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the second quarter worth about $1,193,000. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have commented on MSI. Wolfe Research began coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They issued a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Barclays cut their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 8th. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 29th. Piper Sandler began coverage on Motorola Solutions in a report on Tuesday, September 23rd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $495.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $513.78.

Motorola Solutions Trading Up 1.0%

NYSE:MSI opened at $460.77 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $76.77 billion, a PE ratio of 37.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.65 and a beta of 0.97. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $465.43 and its two-hundred day moving average is $435.67. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $388.90 and a fifty-two week high of $507.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86, a current ratio of 1.73 and a quick ratio of 1.54.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.36 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $2.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.74 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $3.24 EPS. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 3.820-3.870 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 14.880-14.980 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.0109 per share. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 15th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 35.10%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Motorola Solutions news, SVP Rajan Naik sold 8,014 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $474.45, for a total transaction of $3,802,242.30. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 10,244 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,860,265.80. This represents a 43.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 82,765 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $463.05, for a total value of $38,324,333.25. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 57,836 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,780,959.80. The trade was a 58.87% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 248,493 shares of company stock valued at $116,848,278 in the last three months. 1.44% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Motorola Solutions Company Profile

Motorola Solutions, Inc provides public safety and enterprise security solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Products and Systems Integration, and Software and Services. The Products and Systems Integration segment offers a portfolio of infrastructure, devices, accessories, and video security devices and infrastructure, as well as the implementation and integration of systems, devices, software, and applications for government, public safety, and commercial customers who operate private communications networks and video security solutions, as well as manage a mobile workforce.