Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Stock Acquired by Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC

Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 3,172.6% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 19,472 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 18,877 shares during the quarter. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $8,684,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Triangle Securities Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 3rd quarter valued at about $449,000. Mather Group LLC. grew its position in Motorola Solutions by 2.1% in the third quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 2,166 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $966,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC lifted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 36.8% during the third quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 253 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $113,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. Sanders Morris Harris LLC bought a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 3rd quarter valued at about $2,113,000. Finally, Lodestone Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 53.7% in the third quarter. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC now owns 83 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently commented on MSI. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on Motorola Solutions from $530.00 to $531.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 22nd. Raymond James Financial raised their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $530.00 to $550.00 in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Northcoast Research upped their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $525.00 in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $530.10.

Insider Activity

In other Motorola Solutions news, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total transaction of $478,867.84. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 1,282 shares in the company, valued at approximately $611,462.72. This trade represents a 43.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Gregory Brown sold 14,220 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $485.22, for a total value of $6,899,828.40. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 66,648 shares in the company, valued at $32,338,942.56. This trade represents a 17.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 1.28% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of NYSE MSI traded up $5.49 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $457.22. 311,397 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,049,039. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $464.57 and a 200-day moving average price of $435.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.10. The company has a market cap of $75.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.01, a PEG ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 0.88. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52 week low of $359.36 and a 52 week high of $494.85.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.56. The firm had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 98.22%. The company’s revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $3.57 EPS. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.390-4.440 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.620-17.720 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be issued a dividend of $1.21 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 38.11%.

Motorola Solutions Company Profile

Motorola Solutions, Inc is a technology company that provides communications, command center, video security and analytical solutions for public safety and commercial organizations. Its offerings are designed to help government agencies, first responders, enterprises and other organizations coordinate operations, manage incidents and improve security.

The company’s products and services include land mobile radio communications, broadband and software-based communications, computer-aided dispatch and records-management systems, video security and access-control technologies, and command center software.