PDS Planning Inc Boosts Stock Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

PDS Planning Inc raised its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 14.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 935 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 121 shares during the period. PDS Planning Inc’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $393,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MSI. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $208,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in Motorola Solutions by 35.1% during the 1st quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,344 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $586,000 after acquiring an additional 349 shares during the last quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC raised its stake in Motorola Solutions by 23.5% during the 1st quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC now owns 861 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $377,000 after acquiring an additional 164 shares during the last quarter. CVA Family Office LLC raised its stake in Motorola Solutions by 16.3% during the 1st quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 565 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $247,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. raised its stake in Motorola Solutions by 541.2% during the 1st quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 331,910 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $145,312,000 after acquiring an additional 280,145 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have commented on MSI. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. UBS Group increased their target price on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Wolfe Research started coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research note on Monday, July 7th. They set a “peer perform” rating for the company. Barclays cut their target price on Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Piper Sandler started coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research note on Tuesday, September 23rd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $495.00 target price for the company. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $513.78.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

MSI opened at $456.01 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $75.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.72, a P/E/G ratio of 3.65 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86, a current ratio of 1.73 and a quick ratio of 1.54. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $464.59 and its 200 day simple moving average is $435.33. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1-year low of $388.90 and a 1-year high of $507.82.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.36 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $2.77 billion for 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 company’s revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm 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 analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th will be issued a $0.0109 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.0%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is currently 35.10%.

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In other Motorola Solutions news, SVP James A. Niewiara sold 1,700 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $485.43, for a total transaction of $825,231.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 14,542 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,059,123.06. This represents a 10.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $462.38, for a total value of $17,345,723.32. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 59,328 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,432,080.64. This trade represents a 38.74% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 248,493 shares of company stock worth $116,848,278. 1.44% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Motorola Solutions

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.