Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) CEO Sells $24,142.56 in Stock

Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) CEO Gregory Brown sold 52 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $464.28, for a total transaction of $24,142.56. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 14,343 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,659,168.04. The trade was a 0.36% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE MSI opened at $481.37 on Monday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12-month low of $359.36 and a 12-month high of $492.22. The firm has a market capitalization of $79.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a current ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.47. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $411.12 and a 200 day moving average of $422.19.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.35 by $0.24. The firm had revenue of $3.38 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.34 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 18.44% and a return on equity of 110.75%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $4.04 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 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, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 20th will be paid a $1.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 20th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 37.93%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 2.3% during the second quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 944 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $397,000 after buying an additional 21 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.0% in the second quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 2,452 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,031,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares in the last quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Motorola Solutions by 0.3% in the second quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,115 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $3,833,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. Rexford Capital Inc. raised its stake in Motorola Solutions by 0.6% during the third quarter. Rexford Capital Inc. now owns 3,893 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,780,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC lifted its position in Motorola Solutions by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC now owns 482 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $185,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MSI has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Argus raised shares of Motorola Solutions to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Northcoast Research upgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $450.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $499.00 target price (up from $443.00) on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $470.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday, February 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $497.14.

Motorola Solutions News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly dividend announced: Motorola declared a $1.21 quarterly dividend (record March 20; pay April 15), implying a ~1.0% yield. Small recurring cash return and signal of capital-return policy stability.
• Negative Sentiment: Large CEO insider selling — Gregory Q. Brown: recent SEC filings show multiple sizable sales, including 50,000 shares (~$23.4M, Feb. 24) and additional blocks on Feb. 25–26 (see filings). These trades reduced his holdings materially and may weigh on sentiment given the scale. CEO 50,000-share sale filing CEO additional sale filing CEO sales filing
• Negative Sentiment: Other insider sales: CEO Cynthia Yazdi sold 7,000 shares (~$3.3M) and director Kenneth D. Denman sold 434 shares (~$204k) in late-February filings — further insider supply hitting the market. Cynthia Yazdi filing Kenneth Denman filing
• Negative Sentiment: Press coverage flagged the CEO’s sales (summary article). Media attention on large insider disposal can amplify negative investor reaction even if sales are for diversification or liquidity. Insider selling article

About Motorola Solutions

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.