Apollon Wealth Management LLC Acquires 9,709 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Apollon Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 40.8% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 33,513 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 9,709 shares during the quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $14,544,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Strategic Advocates LLC purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the third quarter worth about $28,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Orion Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 46.3% in the fourth quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 79 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the period. Finally, JPL Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. 84.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MSI has been the subject of several analyst reports. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Piper Sandler upped their target price 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. Finally, Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $530.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Friday, May 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of MSI stock opened at $402.89 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $66.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.47, a PEG ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 0.89. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52 week low of $359.36 and a 52 week high of $492.22. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $413.16 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $419.00.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of $2.71 billion during 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 business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business 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 predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

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

Motorola Solutions Company Profile

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.