Vise Technologies Inc. Acquires New Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Vise Technologies Inc. bought a new position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 3,919 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,648,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Obermeyer Wealth Partners lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 261.0% in the second quarter. Obermeyer Wealth Partners now owns 8,073 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $3,394,000 after acquiring an additional 5,837 shares in the last quarter. Machina Capital S.A.S. grew its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 345.3% during the second quarter. Machina Capital S.A.S. now owns 13,948 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $5,865,000 after purchasing an additional 10,816 shares in the last quarter. Whalen Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $257,000. Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super lifted its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 35,374 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rockline Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Motorola Solutions in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $333,000. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $465.00 target price (down from $495.00) on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $495.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 31st. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 29th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $506.43.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of MSI opened at $391.91 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $65.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.55, a P/E/G ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 0.97. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a twelve month low of $387.77 and a twelve month high of $503.62. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $449.35 and its 200-day simple moving average is $436.19. The company has a current ratio of 1.73, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.85 by $0.21. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 134.30%. The business had revenue of $3.01 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.99 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.74 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Motorola Solutions has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 4.300-4.360 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 15.090-15.150 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th were issued a dividend of $0.0109 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.0%. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is presently 34.99%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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 value of $825,231.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 14,542 shares in the company, valued at $7,059,123.06. This trade represents a 10.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Rajan Naik sold 8,014 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $474.45, for a total value of $3,802,242.30. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 10,244 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,860,265.80. This trade represents a 43.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 248,493 shares of company stock worth $116,848,278. Insiders own 1.44% of the company’s stock.

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.