Royal London Asset Management Ltd. Sells 9,513 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Royal London Asset Management Ltd. lessened its holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 11.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 72,825 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 9,513 shares during the quarter. Royal London Asset Management Ltd.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $30,243,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $208,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 2nd quarter valued at $210,000. HUB Investment Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 38.7% in the 2nd quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 2,540 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,068,000 after purchasing an additional 709 shares during the period. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp boosted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 17.7% in the 2nd quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 16,279 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $6,845,000 after purchasing an additional 2,450 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 2nd quarter worth $891,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on MSI shares. Zacks Research downgraded Motorola Solutions from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 18th. Bank of America restated a “buy” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday, August 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. UBS Group upped their price target on Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $530.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Friday, May 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $519.44.

Insider Activity at Motorola Solutions

In related news, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total value of $478,867.84. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 1,282 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $611,462.72. The trade was a 43.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 1.28% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 0.0%

NYSE:MSI opened at $486.43 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $436.90 and its 200-day simple moving average is $435.71. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $359.36 and a fifty-two week high of $493.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $80.50 billion, a PE ratio of 38.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 0.87.

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

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

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

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.