Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Sells 2,128 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans decreased its position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 2.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 76,858 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 2,128 shares during the quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $29,462,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Conning Inc. grew its position in Motorola Solutions by 7.9% during the fourth quarter. Conning Inc. now owns 884 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $339,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the period. New York Life Investment Management LLC grew its position in Motorola Solutions by 8.7% during the fourth quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC now owns 24,680 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $9,460,000 after buying an additional 1,984 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP grew its position in Motorola Solutions by 7.1% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 4,205 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,612,000 after buying an additional 277 shares during the period. Freemont Management S.A. grew its position in Motorola Solutions by 200.0% during the fourth quarter. Freemont Management S.A. now owns 7,500 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $2,875,000 after buying an additional 5,000 shares during the period. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC grew its position in Motorola Solutions by 1,571.9% during the fourth quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,675 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,025,000 after buying an additional 2,515 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on MSI shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $515.00 to $520.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $530.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Piper Sandler increased their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Argus upgraded shares of Motorola Solutions to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $504.67.

Insider Activity at Motorola Solutions

In related news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $468.09, for a total transaction of $23,404,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 47,167 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $22,078,401.03. The trade was a 51.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Kenneth D. Denman sold 434 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $470.12, for a total transaction of $204,032.08. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 7,153 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,362,768.36. This represents a 5.72% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 129,069 shares of company stock valued at $60,779,964. Corporate insiders own 1.28% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:MSI opened at $393.73 on Monday. 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 market capitalization of $65.36 billion, a PE ratio of 31.73, a P/E/G ratio of 2.72 and a beta of 0.93. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a twelve month low of $359.36 and a twelve month high of $492.22. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $440.39 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $414.77.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.24 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.70 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.61% and a return on equity of 100.13%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business 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 forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.25 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 20th were issued a $1.21 dividend. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 20th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio 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.