AXQ Capital LP Invests $751,000 in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

AXQ Capital LP purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 1,958 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $751,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 22,171,959 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $10,139,015,000 after buying an additional 286,366 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors increased 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 purchasing an additional 490,354 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,433,482 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,570,096,000 after purchasing an additional 31,744 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $942,542,000. Finally, Swedbank AB boosted its position in Motorola Solutions by 10.7% in the fourth quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 1,490,010 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $571,151,000 after buying an additional 144,518 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of MSI stock opened at $415.93 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $69.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.52, a PEG ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.89. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $427.23 and a 200-day moving average of $414.80. 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, Inc. has a 1-year low of $359.36 and a 1-year high of $492.22.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.24 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $2.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.70 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 100.13% and a net margin of 17.61%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $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. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.17 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 17th will be paid a dividend of $1.21 per share. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 17th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 39.00%.

Key Stories Impacting Motorola Solutions

Here are the key news stories impacting Motorola Solutions this week:

• Positive Sentiment: The D-Fend acquisition gives Motorola Solutions a stronger position in the fast-growing counter-drone and airspace protection market, which could create new revenue opportunities and support higher long-term growth. Motorola Solutions to Acquire D-Fend Solutions, an Industry Leader in Counter-Drone Systems
• Positive Sentiment: The move also appears to reinforce Wall Street’s constructive view of MSI, with analysts already rating the stock as a Buy on average. Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) Receives Average Rating of “Buy” from Analysts
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentary around the deal suggests the acquisition could deepen Motorola’s software-and-services mix and benefit from a larger backlog, but that case will depend on how smoothly the company integrates D-Fend and monetizes the technology. Motorola Solutions: Another M&A Deal As Appeal Is Improving
• Neutral Sentiment: Some reports note the deal is expected to close in Q4 2026, so the financial impact may take time to show up in results. Motorola Solutions to buy D-Fend Solutions for $1.5 billion

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on MSI. Piper Sandler upped their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Argus raised Motorola Solutions to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Weiss Ratings lowered Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $530.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $504.67.

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.