CenterBook Partners LP Sells 1,336 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

CenterBook Partners LP lowered its position in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 17.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 6,292 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 1,336 shares during the quarter. CenterBook Partners LP’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $2,412,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of MSI. Strategic Advocates LLC acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the third quarter worth $28,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 3rd quarter valued at $31,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Orion Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Motorola Solutions by 46.3% during the 4th quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 79 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the period. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 45.8% during the fourth quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 86 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the company. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Monday, June 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $515.00 to $520.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $470.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $530.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

MSI opened at $414.21 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $68.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.38, a P/E/G ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 0.89. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $422.55 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $416.16. 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.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.24 by $0.13. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 100.13% and a net margin of 17.61%.The company had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.70 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $3.18 earnings per share. Motorola Solutions’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Equities analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

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

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.