Meyer Handelman Co. Acquires 22,218 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Meyer Handelman Co. raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 161.7% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 35,959 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 22,218 shares during the period. Meyer Handelman Co.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $15,605,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Strategic Advocates LLC purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Orion Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Motorola Solutions by 46.3% in the fourth quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 79 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPL Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on MSI shares. Wall Street Zen lowered Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, April 26th. Piper Sandler upped their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $530.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Truist Financial decreased their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 0.8%

NYSE MSI opened at $397.53 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $65.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 0.89. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $359.36 and a fifty-two week high of $492.22. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $413.92 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $418.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.07.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.24 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $2.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.70 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 100.13% and a net margin of 17.61%.The business’s revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm 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. On average, analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.17 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th will be given a dividend of $1.21 per share. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 17th. Motorola Solutions’s 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.