United Capital Financial Advisors LLC Has $6.63 Million Stock Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

United Capital Financial Advisors LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 22.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 15,975 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 4,522 shares during the quarter. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $6,634,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,433,482 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,570,096,000 after purchasing an additional 31,744 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at $942,542,000. Aristotle Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the first quarter valued at about $983,432,000. Morgan Stanley raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,754,052 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $672,364,000 after purchasing an additional 34,715 shares during the period. Finally, Amundi lifted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.9% during 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. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently commented on MSI shares. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, August 21st. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and set a $476.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday, August 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered Motorola Solutions from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $519.44.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of Motorola Solutions stock opened at $485.87 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.10. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $435.09 and a 200-day moving average of $435.35. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52-week low of $359.36 and a 52-week high of $493.57. The stock has a market cap of $80.41 billion, a PE ratio of 38.26, a PEG ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 0.87.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.56. The business had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 98.22%. Motorola Solutions’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.57 earnings per share. 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. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Motorola Solutions news, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 1.28% of the stock is currently owned by company 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.