Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Stake Boosted by Obermeyer Wealth Partners

Obermeyer Wealth Partners boosted its holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 3.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 60,618 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,115 shares during the quarter. Motorola Solutions accounts for about 1.1% of Obermeyer Wealth Partners’ investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest position. Obermeyer Wealth Partners’ holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $27,034,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Whipplewood Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1,966.7% in the 1st quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 62 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the first quarter worth about $27,000. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 540.0% during the first quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 64 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Field & Main Bank bought a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the second quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, HHM Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 217.4% during the 1st quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 73 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on MSI shares. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $476.00 price objective (up from $470.00) on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Northcoast Research increased their target price on Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $525.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Bank of America restated a “buy” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. UBS Group raised their price target on Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Piper Sandler lifted their price target on Motorola Solutions from $530.00 to $531.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $530.10.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of NYSE MSI opened at $468.10 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $77.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.86, a PEG ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 0.88. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a one year low of $359.36 and a one year high of $494.85. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $464.00 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $436.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.86.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.44% and a return on equity of 98.22%. The firm had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $3.57 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. 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, analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Motorola Solutions news, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total transaction of $478,867.84. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 1,282 shares in the company, valued at $611,462.72. This represents a 43.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Gregory Brown sold 14,220 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 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 disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 1.28% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Motorola Solutions Company Profile

Motorola Solutions, Inc provides mission-critical communications, public safety, and enterprise security technologies. The company develops products and services that help governments, law enforcement agencies, emergency responders, commercial organizations, and other institutions coordinate operations, protect people, and manage critical events.

Its portfolio includes two-way radios and broadband communication systems, command center software, computer-aided dispatch and records management solutions, video security and analytics, access control, and cybersecurity services.