Crestmont Private Wealth LLC Takes $1.91 Million Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Crestmont Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 4,976 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,907,000. Motorola Solutions accounts for 0.6% of Crestmont Private Wealth LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 14th largest position.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of MSI. United Community Bank grew its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 81.3% during the third quarter. United Community Bank now owns 58 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the third quarter worth about $28,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Orion Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 46.3% during the fourth quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 79 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPL Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the third quarter worth about $31,000. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently commented on MSI shares. Barclays boosted their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $515.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Monday. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $470.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Argus raised Motorola Solutions to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $504.67.

Insider Buying and Selling at Motorola Solutions

In other news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 28,435 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $477.95, for a total transaction of $13,590,508.25. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 90,721 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,360,101.95. This represents a 23.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.28% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 2.2%

Shares of MSI opened at $412.02 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $68.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.20, a P/E/G ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 0.89. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1 year low of $359.36 and a 1 year high of $492.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $427.23 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $414.80.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.24 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.70 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 100.13% and a net margin of 17.61%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $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 fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th will be paid a dividend of $1.21 per share. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 17th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is 39.00%.

More Motorola Solutions News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Motorola Solutions said it has entered a definitive agreement to acquire D-Fend Solutions, a leader in counter-drone systems, for $1.5 billion, strengthening its portfolio in airspace protection and adjacent security technologies. Motorola Solutions to Acquire D-Fend Solutions, an Industry Leader in Counter-Drone Systems
• Positive Sentiment: D-Fend brings field-proven technology with thousands of deployments across 30+ countries and revenue growth above 50% over the last three years, suggesting Motorola Solutions is buying into a fast-expanding market with commercial and government demand. Motorola Solutions to buy D-Fend Solutions for $1.5 billion
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage from market outlets noted MSI shares moved higher on the acquisition news, indicating investors see the deal as accretive to Motorola Solutions’ growth story and long-term product mix. Motorola Solutions Buys D-Fend For $1.5 Billion Deal
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst commentary remained broadly constructive, with Motorola Solutions receiving an average “Buy” rating, reinforcing generally favorable sentiment but not directly driving the stock move today. Motorola Solutions, Inc. Receives Average Rating of “Buy” from Analysts

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.