Carderock Capital Management Inc. Purchases 1,212 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Carderock Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 6.8% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 19,069 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,212 shares during the quarter. Motorola Solutions accounts for about 1.7% of Carderock Capital Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 26th biggest position. Carderock Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $7,919,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter valued at about $942,542,000. Aristotle Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter worth about $983,432,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in Motorola Solutions by 11,507.4% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,192,196 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $456,993,000 after acquiring an additional 1,181,925 shares in the last quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd lifted its position in Motorola Solutions by 95.6% in the 4th quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd now owns 1,283,065 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $491,824,000 after acquiring an additional 627,066 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp boosted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 576.0% during the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 708,083 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $271,429,000 after purchasing an additional 603,330 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MSI has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Monday, June 1st. Wall Street Zen lowered Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, April 26th. Piper Sandler lifted their target price on Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Zacks Research upgraded Motorola Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $530.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Trading Up 1.4%

Shares of MSI stock opened at $443.40 on Wednesday. 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 company has a market capitalization of $73.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.73, a PEG ratio of 3.04 and a beta of 0.87. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52-week low of $359.36 and a 52-week high of $492.22. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $413.87 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $427.30.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 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 firm had revenue of $2.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.70 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.18 EPS. The company’s quarterly 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. Research analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.19 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 17th were given a dividend of $1.21 per share. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 17th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 39.00%.

About Motorola Solutions

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.