Nicholson Wealth Management Group LLC Takes Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Nicholson Wealth Management Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 4,565 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,981,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management bought a new position in Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1,966.7% in the first quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 62 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the period. Strategic Advocates LLC bought a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the third quarter worth $28,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Finally, Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 540.0% in the first quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 64 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently commented on MSI shares. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Piper Sandler raised their price target on Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Barclays lifted their price target on Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $530.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Friday, May 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and ten have assigned a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Stock Down 1.1%

MSI opened at $418.11 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $69.41 billion, a PE ratio of 33.69, a P/E/G ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52 week low of $359.36 and a 52 week high of $492.22. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $408.79 and its 200 day simple moving average is $422.85.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.24 by $0.13. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 100.13% and a net margin of 17.61%.The firm had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.70 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $3.18 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Motorola Solutions has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.880 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 16.870-16.990 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 17th will be given a $1.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is presently 39.00%.

About Motorola Solutions

Motorola Solutions, Inc is a provider of mission-critical communications and analytics solutions for public safety and commercial customers. The company designs, manufactures and supports a range of communications equipment and software aimed at enabling first responders, government agencies and enterprises to coordinate and operate reliably in high-pressure environments. Its offerings emphasize secure, resilient connectivity and situational awareness for organizations that require dependable voice, data and video communications.

Product lines include land mobile radio (LMR) systems and handheld and vehicle-mounted radios used by police, fire and emergency medical services; broadband push-to-talk and LTE-based solutions; command-and-control center software for incident management and records; and video security and analytics systems.