Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Lowers Stock Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans reduced its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 2.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 76,858 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 2,128 shares during the quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $29,462,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Orion Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. United Community Bank raised its stake in Motorola Solutions by 81.3% in the third quarter. United Community Bank now owns 58 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the third quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC raised its stake in shares of 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. 84.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Truist Financial dropped their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 8th. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and set a $470.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Wall Street Zen lowered Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, April 26th. Finally, Piper Sandler lifted their price target on Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:MSI opened at $393.73 on Monday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $359.36 and a fifty-two week high of $492.22. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $440.39 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $414.77. 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 has a market cap of $65.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.72 and a beta of 0.93.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.24 by $0.13. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 100.13% and a net margin of 17.61%.The business had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.70 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $3.18 EPS. Motorola Solutions’s revenue 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. On average, analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 20th were given a dividend of $1.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 20th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is presently 39.00%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 28,435 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were 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 $43,360,101.95. This represents a 23.86% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Cynthia Yazdi sold 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $471.01, for a total value of $3,297,070.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 9,529 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,488,254.29. This trade represents a 42.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 129,069 shares of company stock valued at $60,779,964 in the last quarter. 1.28% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.