Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Stock Bought by Vise Technologies Inc.

Vise Technologies Inc. raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 44.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 13,484 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,143 shares during the quarter. Vise Technologies Inc.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $6,013,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of MSI. Aristotle Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the first quarter worth about $983,432,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the second quarter valued at approximately $374,617,000. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in Motorola Solutions by 34.3% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,381,506 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $599,532,000 after buying an additional 352,679 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in Motorola Solutions by 4.3% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,849,952 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $3,269,332,000 after buying an additional 323,725 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SEB Asset Management AB acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter worth approximately $112,734,000. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on MSI shares. Bank of America reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Zacks Research cut shares of Motorola Solutions from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 18th. Finally, Northcoast Research raised their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $525.00 in a report on Thursday, August 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $530.10.

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In other news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 14,220 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $485.22, for a total transaction of $6,899,828.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 66,648 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,338,942.56. The trade was a 17.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Kathryn Moore sold 1,004 shares of the company’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 in the company, valued at $611,462.72. The trade was a 43.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 1.28% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Stock Down 0.9%

NYSE MSI opened at $487.22 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $466.43 and its 200-day simple moving average is $439.67. The firm has a market cap of $80.63 billion, a PE ratio of 33.00, a P/E/G ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52 week low of $359.36 and a 52 week high of $499.00.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.56. The firm had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 98.22%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $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. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

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

About Motorola Solutions

Motorola Solutions, Inc provides mission-critical communications, public safety, and enterprise security technologies. The company develops products and services that help governments, law enforcement agencies, emergency responders, commercial organizations, and other institutions coordinate operations, protect people, and manage critical events.

Its portfolio includes two-way radios and broadband communication systems, command center software, computer-aided dispatch and records management solutions, video security and analytics, access control, and cybersecurity services.