Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Shares Acquired by Fifth Third Bancorp

Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 335.6% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 59,221 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 45,627 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $25,700,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 1,966.7% during the 1st quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 62 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the period. Strategic Advocates LLC purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions during the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its position in Motorola Solutions by 540.0% in the 1st quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 64 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Monday, June 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and ten have issued a Buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of Motorola Solutions stock opened at $418.11 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $69.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.69, a P/E/G ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.88. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52 week low of $359.36 and a 52 week high of $492.22. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $408.79 and its two-hundred day moving average is $422.85.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.61% and a return on equity of 100.13%. The firm had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.70 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $3.18 earnings per share. Motorola Solutions’s quarterly revenue 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. Research analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

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

Motorola Solutions 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.