Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Stock Holdings Raised by Fenimore Asset Management Inc

Fenimore Asset Management Inc grew its holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 14.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 47,150 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 5,940 shares during the period. Fenimore Asset Management Inc’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $21,027,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 4.3% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,849,952 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $3,269,332,000 after acquiring an additional 323,725 shares during the last quarter. Aristotle Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the first quarter worth approximately $983,432,000. Amundi raised its position in Motorola Solutions by 1.9% during the first quarter. Amundi now owns 1,600,491 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $694,565,000 after purchasing an additional 30,264 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 34.3% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,381,506 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $599,532,000 after purchasing an additional 352,679 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG lifted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 23.9% in the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 1,461,363 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $560,170,000 after purchasing an additional 281,496 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Bank of America reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Motorola Solutions from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 8th. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $519.56.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 0.3%

Motorola Solutions stock traded down $1.18 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $447.15. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 722,148 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,058,226. The company has a 50 day moving average of $463.55 and a 200-day moving average of $435.57. The stock has a market cap of $74.00 billion, a PE ratio of 35.21, a P/E/G ratio of 2.73 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.10. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a one year low of $359.36 and a one year high of $494.85.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.85 by $0.56. The business had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 98.22% and a net margin of 17.44%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company 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. On average, research analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

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 $1.21 dividend. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 16th. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is 38.11%.

About Motorola Solutions

Motorola Solutions, Inc is a technology company that provides communications, command center, video security and analytical solutions for public safety and commercial organizations. Its offerings are designed to help government agencies, first responders, enterprises and other organizations coordinate operations, manage incidents and improve security.

The company’s products and services include land mobile radio communications, broadband and software-based communications, computer-aided dispatch and records-management systems, video security and access-control technologies, and command center software.