O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC Sells 8,335 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC reduced its position in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 20.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 32,346 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 8,335 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $12,399,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC increased its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC now owns 482 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $185,000 after buying an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 46.3% during the fourth quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 79 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Bridges Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. Bridges Investment Management Inc. now owns 604 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $232,000 after buying an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC increased its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 45.8% during the fourth quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 86 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Waterloo Capital L.P. increased its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Waterloo Capital L.P. now owns 1,063 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $407,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently issued reports on MSI shares. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and set a $470.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Argus upgraded shares of Motorola Solutions to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $530.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Friday, May 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

MSI opened at $414.21 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $68.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.38, a PEG ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $422.55 and a 200-day moving average price of $416.16. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a twelve month low of $359.36 and a twelve month high of $492.22.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.24 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.70 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.61% and a return on equity of 100.13%. The company’s revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $3.18 earnings per share. 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. Equities analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.17 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

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

Motorola Solutions Company Profile

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.