Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Shares Bought by Capstone Investment Advisors LLC

Capstone Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 86.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,574 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 1,191 shares during the period. Capstone Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $1,069,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of MSI. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 0.9% during the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,433,482 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $1,570,096,000 after purchasing an additional 31,744 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at $942,542,000. Aristotle Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions during the first quarter worth about $983,432,000. Morgan Stanley lifted its position in Motorola Solutions by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,754,052 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $672,364,000 after buying an additional 34,715 shares during the period. Finally, Amundi boosted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 1,600,491 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $694,565,000 after buying an additional 30,264 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $503.00 to $530.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Bank of America restated a “buy” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Motorola Solutions from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 18th. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $550.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, August 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $519.44.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total value of $478,867.84. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 1,282 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $611,462.72. The trade was a 43.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 1.28% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of MSI stock opened at $485.87 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $435.09 and a 200-day simple moving average of $435.35. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13. The company has a market capitalization of $80.41 billion, a PE ratio of 38.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 0.87. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a twelve month low of $359.36 and a twelve month high of $493.57.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.56. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 98.22% and a net margin of 17.44%.The business had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $3.57 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.390-4.440 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.620-17.720 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be given a $1.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is presently 38.11%.

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.