Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Shares Purchased by Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc.

Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. increased its position in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 3.5% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 31,815 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,072 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $13,376,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Whittier Trust Co. grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 8.8% during the second quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 74,289 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $31,234,000 after purchasing an additional 5,994 shares in the last quarter. Arbor Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 4.2% during the second quarter. Arbor Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,627 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $684,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Stephens Inc. AR grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 5.4% during the second quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 5,189 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $2,182,000 after purchasing an additional 265 shares in the last quarter. Cidel Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the second quarter worth $7,883,000. Finally, Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.0% during the second quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 3,199 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $1,350,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have issued reports on MSI shares. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 29th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Piper Sandler initiated coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Tuesday, September 23rd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $495.00 target price for the company. Finally, Barclays cut their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 8th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $513.78.

Motorola Solutions Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of Motorola Solutions stock opened at $448.52 on Tuesday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12-month low of $388.90 and a 12-month high of $507.82. The company has a current ratio of 1.73, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86. The stock has a market cap of $74.73 billion, a PE ratio of 36.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.56 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a 50-day moving average of $464.74 and a two-hundred day moving average of $436.06.

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

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th were given a dividend of $0.0109 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.0%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 35.10%.

Insider Activity

In other Motorola Solutions news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 50,000 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $483.50, for a total value of $24,175,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 46,936 shares in the company, valued at $22,693,556. This trade represents a 51.58% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Rajan Naik sold 8,014 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $474.45, for a total transaction of $3,802,242.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 10,244 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,860,265.80. This trade represents a 43.89% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 248,493 shares of company stock worth $116,848,278 in the last three months. 1.44% of the stock is owned by 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.