Sage Mountain Advisors LLC Raises Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Sage Mountain Advisors LLC grew its position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 6.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 751 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 43 shares during the quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $316,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 101.5% in the 2nd quarter. Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super now owns 70,231 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $29,529,000 after acquiring an additional 35,374 shares in the last quarter. Vest Financial LLC raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 26.9% in the 2nd quarter. Vest Financial LLC now owns 4,490 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $1,888,000 after acquiring an additional 952 shares in the last quarter. Ninety One North America Inc. raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 42.9% in the 2nd quarter. Ninety One North America Inc. now owns 44,915 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $18,885,000 after acquiring an additional 13,475 shares in the last quarter. Invesco LLC raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 48.8% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco LLC now owns 1,768 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $743,000 after acquiring an additional 580 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tandem Capital Management Corp ADV bought a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 2nd quarter worth $1,193,000. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In other news, SVP James A. Niewiara sold 1,700 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $485.43, for a total value of $825,231.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 14,542 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,059,123.06. This represents a 10.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Rajan Naik sold 8,014 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $474.45, for a total value of $3,802,242.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 10,244 shares in the company, valued at $4,860,265.80. This represents a 43.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 248,493 shares of company stock valued at $116,848,278 over the last three months. Company insiders own 1.44% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of MSI stock opened at $439.36 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $463.01 and its 200-day simple moving average is $437.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a current ratio of 1.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $73.20 billion, a PE ratio of 35.38, a P/E/G ratio of 3.51 and a beta of 0.97. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $388.90 and a fifty-two week high of $507.82.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.36 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $3.24 earnings per share. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 3.820-3.870 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 14.880-14.980 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th were issued a $0.0109 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was 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%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MSI has been the subject of several recent research reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Saturday. Wolfe Research began coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They set a “peer perform” rating on the stock. Barclays reduced their target price on Motorola Solutions from $511.00 to $509.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Evercore ISI upped their target price on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $513.00.

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.