2,792 Shares in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Purchased by C WorldWide Group Holding A S

C WorldWide Group Holding A S bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund bought 2,792 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,159,000.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 5.6% during the second quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 6,496 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $2,698,000 after purchasing an additional 345 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 16.7% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 34,422 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $14,295,000 after acquiring an additional 4,921 shares during the period. Ehrenkranz Partners L.P. lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 4.3% during the second quarter. Ehrenkranz Partners L.P. now owns 699 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $290,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc grew its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.0% in the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 3,103 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,289,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 122,594 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $50,912,000 after purchasing an additional 2,565 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MSI has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $550.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Wednesday, August 26th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Motorola Solutions from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 18th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $476.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Barclays raised 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. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $519.44.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of Motorola Solutions stock opened at $463.38 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $447.17 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $437.21. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12-month low of $359.36 and a 12-month high of $494.85. The firm has a market cap of $76.68 billion, a PE ratio of 36.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.56. The company had revenue of $3.13 billion during 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $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, equities analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Motorola Solutions

In other Motorola Solutions news, CEO Gregory Brown sold 14,220 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $485.22, for a total transaction of $6,899,828.40. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 66,648 shares in the company, valued at approximately $32,338,942.56. This represents a 17.58% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the senior vice president 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 SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 1.28% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Motorola Solutions

Motorola Solutions, Inc develops mission-critical communications and technology solutions for public safety organizations, government agencies and commercial enterprises. Its offerings include land mobile radio systems, broadband communications, command-center software, computer-aided dispatch, records management, evidence management and emergency call-handling technologies.

The company also provides video security and access-control solutions, including body-worn cameras, in-car video systems, fixed video surveillance and related analytics.