The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company Raises Stock Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 0.7% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 284,829 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,047 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company owned about 0.17% of Motorola Solutions worth $118,287,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in MSI. Evelyn Partners Asset Management Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the first quarter valued at approximately $1,052,000. Crestmont Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,907,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 11.4% during the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 63,931 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $27,744,000 after purchasing an additional 6,564 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its stake in Motorola Solutions by 12.9% in the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 591,086 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $226,642,000 after purchasing an additional 67,467 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its stake in Motorola Solutions by 15.9% in the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 706,588 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $270,849,000 after purchasing an additional 96,751 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on MSI shares. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and set a $550.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, August 26th. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of Motorola Solutions from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $519.44.

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In other news, CEO Gregory Brown sold 14,220 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $485.22, for a total value of $6,899,828.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 66,648 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $32,338,942.56. This represents a 17.58% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total transaction of $478,867.84. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 1,282 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $611,462.72. This represents a 43.92% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 1.28% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

NYSE MSI opened at $466.94 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.10. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $449.68 and its two-hundred day moving average is $437.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 0.88. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $359.36 and a fifty-two week high of $494.85.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.56. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 98.22% and a net margin of 17.44%.The business had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $3.57 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. 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. On average, research analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be given a dividend of $1.21 per share. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 38.11%.

Motorola Solutions Profile

Motorola Solutions, Inc develops mission-critical communications and technology solutions for public safety organizations, government agencies and commercial enterprises. Its offerings include land mobile radio systems, broadband communications, command-center software, computer-aided dispatch, records management, evidence management and emergency call-handling technologies.

The company also provides video security and access-control solutions, including body-worn cameras, in-car video systems, fixed video surveillance and related analytics.