Roundview Capital LLC Has $4.90 Million Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Roundview Capital LLC grew its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 11.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 11,645 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 1,235 shares during the period. Roundview Capital LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $4,896,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.5% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,501,114 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $9,413,403,000 after buying an additional 321,280 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.0% in the first quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,374,532 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,477,404,000 after buying an additional 66,766 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.6% in the first quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 2,921,004 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,278,845,000 after buying an additional 47,368 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.6% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,043,914 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $894,846,000 after buying an additional 50,891 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp increased its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 5.4% in the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,969,450 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $862,245,000 after buying an additional 100,891 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 82,765 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $463.05, for a total value of $38,324,333.25. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 57,836 shares in the company, valued at $26,780,959.80. This trade represents a 58.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 59,328 shares in the company, valued at $27,432,080.64. This represents a 38.74% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 248,493 shares of company stock worth $116,848,278 over the last three months. Company insiders own 1.44% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of NYSE:MSI opened at $456.94 on Tuesday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $462.84 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $434.55. The firm has a market cap of $76.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.79, a PEG ratio of 3.62 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a current ratio of 1.73. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52-week low of $388.90 and a 52-week high of $507.82.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.36 by $0.21. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.The business had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.74 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.24 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. 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, research analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on MSI. Barclays decreased their price target 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. UBS Group increased their price target on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Evercore ISI raised their target price on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 29th. Piper Sandler initiated 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. Finally, Wolfe Research initiated coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research note on Monday, July 7th. They set a “peer perform” rating for the company. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $513.78.

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.