Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC Invests $550,000 in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 1,267 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $550,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of MSI. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC boosted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 5.2% in the 4th quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC now owns 482 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $185,000 after buying an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 46.3% during the fourth quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 79 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Lord & Richards Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.0% in the first quarter. Lord & Richards Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,285 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $558,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Mill Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Mill Capital Management LLC now owns 2,935 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,125,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bridges Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Bridges Investment Management Inc. now owns 604 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $232,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MSI has been the subject of a number of research 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. Truist Financial reduced their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, April 26th. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of MSI stock opened at $422.76 on Friday. 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 twelve month low of $359.36 and a twelve month high of $492.22. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $410.64 and its 200-day moving average price is $420.40. The stock has a market cap of $70.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.07, a PEG ratio of 2.94 and a beta of 0.88.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.24 by $0.13. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.61% and a return on equity of 100.13%. The firm had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.70 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $3.18 earnings per share. Motorola Solutions’s revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. As a group, equities analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.17 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th will be issued a dividend of $1.21 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 39.00%.

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.