Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Shares Sold by Acadian Asset Management LLC

Acadian Asset Management LLC reduced its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 34.6% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 318,967 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 168,770 shares during the quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $134,092,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter worth $208,000. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter valued at $242,000. Allworth Financial LP lifted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 7.1% during the 1st quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,545 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $662,000 after acquiring an additional 102 shares in the last quarter. Kesler Norman & Wride LLC lifted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 16.1% during the 1st quarter. Kesler Norman & Wride LLC now owns 1,908 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $837,000 after acquiring an additional 265 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Xponance Inc. boosted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 15.7% during the 1st quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 34,360 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $15,043,000 after acquiring an additional 4,657 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Motorola Solutions news, SVP Rajan Naik sold 8,014 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $474.45, for a total value of $3,802,242.30. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 10,244 shares in the company, valued at $4,860,265.80. This represents a 43.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $462.38, for a total transaction of $17,345,723.32. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 59,328 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,432,080.64. The trade was a 38.74% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 248,493 shares of company stock valued at $116,848,278. 1.44% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have issued reports on the stock. Barclays cut their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $495.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 29th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $465.00 target price (down from $495.00) on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $506.43.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

NYSE:MSI opened at $391.44 on Friday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12 month low of $387.77 and a 12 month high of $507.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86, a current ratio of 1.73 and a quick ratio of 1.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $65.20 billion, a PE ratio of 31.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 0.96. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $452.66 and its 200 day moving average price is $436.61.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $3.01 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.99 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 134.30% and a net margin of 19.08%.Motorola Solutions’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.74 EPS. Motorola Solutions has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 4.300-4.360 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 15.090-15.150 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th were issued a $0.0109 dividend. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is 34.99%.

Motorola Solutions Company Profile

Motorola Solutions, Inc provides public safety and enterprise security solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Products and Systems Integration, and Software and Services. The Products and Systems Integration segment offers a portfolio of infrastructure, devices, accessories, and video security devices and infrastructure, as well as the implementation and integration of systems, devices, software, and applications for government, public safety, and commercial customers who operate private communications networks and video security solutions, as well as manage a mobile workforce.