Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Stock Position Decreased by Prudential PLC

Prudential PLC lessened its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 81.2% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 14,628 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 63,188 shares during the quarter. Prudential PLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $5,607,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Capital World Investors grew its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 5.5% during the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 9,386,519 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $4,292,310,000 after buying an additional 490,354 shares during the last quarter. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co grew its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 8.4% during the 3rd quarter. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 29,701 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $13,582,000 after buying an additional 2,300 shares during the last quarter. Barden Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,462,000. Alps Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 180.3% during the 3rd quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 19,899 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $9,100,000 after buying an additional 12,799 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 28.0% during the 3rd quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 15,802 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $7,226,000 after buying an additional 3,459 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

NYSE MSI opened at $410.54 on Friday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52 week low of $359.36 and a 52 week high of $492.22. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The stock has a market cap of $68.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $423.90 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $415.35.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.24 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.70 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.61% and a return on equity of 100.13%. The business’s revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $3.18 earnings per share. 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 15.17 EPS 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 issued a $1.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 39.00%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MSI has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $530.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Piper Sandler upped their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Truist Financial decreased their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $515.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target 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.