Eastern Bank Has $23.61 Million Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Eastern Bank lifted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 4,087.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 56,861 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 55,503 shares during the quarter. Eastern Bank’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $23,614,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC boosted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC now owns 482 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $185,000 after acquiring an additional 24 shares in the last quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC increased 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 valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Lord & Richards Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.0% during the first quarter. Lord & Richards Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,285 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $558,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Mill Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Mill Capital Management LLC now owns 2,935 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $1,125,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the period. Finally, Bridges Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. Bridges Investment Management Inc. now owns 604 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $232,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have commented on MSI shares. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $530.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Monday, June 1st. 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. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their target price on Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 0.2%

Motorola Solutions stock opened at $436.61 on Tuesday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $359.36 and a fifty-two week high of $492.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.07. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $413.22 and its 200 day simple moving average is $426.92. The stock has a market cap of $72.48 billion, a PE ratio of 35.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.03 and a beta of 0.88.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 analyst estimates of $2.70 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $3.18 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. 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 predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.19 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th were given a $1.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is currently 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.