Legal & General Group Plc Has $481.82 Million Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Legal & General Group Plc reduced its holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 1.4% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,256,972 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 17,908 shares during the quarter. Legal & General Group Plc’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $481,823,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. United Community Bank lifted its holdings 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 buying an additional 26 shares during the period. Strategic Advocates LLC acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions in the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions in the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Field & Main Bank bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Finally, Orion Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Motorola Solutions by 46.3% in the fourth quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 79 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:MSI opened at $404.43 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $433.12 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $414.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.07. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52 week low of $359.36 and a 52 week high of $492.22. The company has a market capitalization of $67.13 billion, a PE ratio of 32.59, a PEG ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 0.93.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.70 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.18 earnings per share. The firm’s 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. Analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th will be given a dividend of $1.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is currently 39.00%.

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In other news, CEO Cynthia Yazdi sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $471.01, for a total transaction of $3,297,070.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 9,529 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,488,254.29. This represents a 42.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Kenneth D. Denman sold 434 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $470.12, for a total transaction of $204,032.08. Following the sale, the director directly owned 7,153 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,362,768.36. This represents a 5.72% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 79,069 shares of company stock valued at $37,375,464 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 1.28% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MSI has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $530.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $470.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, April 26th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $515.00 to $520.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $504.67.

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.