NewEdge Advisors LLC Trims Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

NewEdge Advisors LLC lowered its holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 8.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 29,501 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 2,764 shares during the quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $12,803,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in MSI. First Nebraska Trust Co bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the first quarter valued at $11,361,000. Glenmede Trust Co. NA raised its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 5.4% in the 1st quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 7,074 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $3,070,000 after purchasing an additional 364 shares in the last quarter. Axiom Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter worth $154,000. Summitry LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter worth about $232,000. Finally, Groupama Asset Managment lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 436,658 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $189,496,000 after purchasing an additional 2,819 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen downgraded Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, April 26th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $476.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Thursday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and eleven have assigned a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $516.67.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

MSI opened at $467.74 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $77.41 billion, a PE ratio of 36.83, a P/E/G ratio of 3.25 and a beta of 0.87. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $417.03 and a 200-day moving average price of $428.40. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1 year low of $359.36 and a 1 year high of $493.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.86.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.56. The business had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 98.22%. Motorola Solutions’s revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $3.57 EPS. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.390-4.440 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.620-17.720 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.19 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th were paid a dividend of $1.21 per share. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 17th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 38.11%.

Motorola Solutions News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Motorola Solutions this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong Q2 results and higher guidance: Revenue rose 13% year over year to $3.13 billion, while adjusted EPS increased 24% to $4.41, exceeding consensus estimates. Motorola Solutions raised its 2026 revenue outlook to approximately $12.975 billion and adjusted EPS guidance to $17.62-$17.72. Motorola Solutions lifts annual guidance on resilient public safety demand
• Positive Sentiment: Record backlog supports future growth: Orders lifted backlog to an all-time high of $15.6 billion, with demand for public-safety communications, software, video, and services contributing to broad-based growth. Motorola Solutions Q2 Earnings and Guidance Signal Stronger Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts raised price targets: Truist and JPMorgan each lifted their target to $545, while Piper Sandler raised its target to $530; the firms maintained Buy or Overweight ratings. Motorola Solutions analyst price-target changes
• Positive Sentiment: Technical momentum remains favorable: MSI’s 50-day moving average recently crossed above its 200-day moving average, forming a “golden cross,” a signal that may attract momentum-oriented investors. Motorola MSI Just Flashed Golden Cross Signal

Motorola Solutions 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.