Lmcg Investments LLC Boosts Stock Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Lmcg Investments LLC increased its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 30.3% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 22,096 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 5,138 shares during the period. Lmcg Investments LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $9,589,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Saxon Interests Inc. raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 4.6% during the 1st quarter. Saxon Interests Inc. now owns 4,549 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,974,000 after acquiring an additional 198 shares in the last quarter. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter valued at about $307,000. Kathmere Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 5.0% during the 1st quarter. Kathmere Capital Management LLC now owns 612 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $266,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Abel Hall LLC grew its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 8.5% during the 1st quarter. Abel Hall LLC now owns 921 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $400,000 after buying an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bogart Wealth LLC raised its stake in Motorola Solutions by 4.7% during the first quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 710 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $308,000 after acquiring an additional 32 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have issued reports on MSI. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Truist Financial dropped their price target on Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $530.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Friday, May 8th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, April 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and ten have assigned a Buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

NYSE MSI opened at $421.02 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $409.74 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $421.89. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52 week low of $359.36 and a 52 week high of $492.22. The stock has a market cap of $69.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.24 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $2.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.70 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 100.13% and a net margin of 17.61%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $3.18 earnings per share. 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 forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.17 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th will be paid a dividend of $1.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio 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.