Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Shares Sold by Atria Investments Inc

Atria Investments Inc cut its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 14.5% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 11,970 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 2,027 shares during the period. Atria Investments Inc’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $4,588,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of MSI. Ninety One UK Ltd lifted its position in Motorola Solutions by 74.3% during the 4th quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 1,338,589 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $513,108,000 after acquiring an additional 570,712 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors lifted its position in 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 worth $4,292,310,000 after acquiring an additional 490,354 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in Motorola Solutions by 56.6% during the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,203,661 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $550,422,000 after acquiring an additional 435,178 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in Motorola Solutions by 35.2% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,355,159 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $568,930,000 after acquiring an additional 353,113 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in Motorola Solutions by 3,126.7% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 297,925 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $114,201,000 after acquiring an additional 288,692 shares in the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 28,435 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $477.95, for a total value of $13,590,508.25. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 90,721 shares in the company, valued at approximately $43,360,101.95. The trade was a 23.86% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Cynthia Yazdi sold 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $471.01, for a total value of $3,297,070.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 9,529 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,488,254.29. This trade represents a 42.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 129,069 shares of company stock worth $60,779,964. 1.28% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

MSI stock opened at $393.73 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52-week low of $359.36 and a 52-week high of $492.22. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $440.39 and its two-hundred day moving average is $414.98. The company has a market capitalization of $65.36 billion, a PE ratio of 31.73, a P/E/G ratio of 2.72 and a beta of 0.93.

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, topping the consensus estimate of $3.24 by $0.13. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 100.13% and a net margin of 17.61%.The company had revenue of $2.71 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.70 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.18 EPS. Motorola Solutions’s revenue for the quarter 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. Analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 20th were issued a $1.21 dividend. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 20th. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is 39.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen downgraded Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, April 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $515.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and set a $470.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions 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.