Candriam S.C.A. Purchases 1,370 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Candriam S.C.A. boosted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 13.5% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 11,543 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,370 shares during the quarter. Candriam S.C.A.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $5,009,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1,966.7% in the first quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 62 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the period. Strategic Advocates LLC acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the third quarter valued at about $28,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted 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 during the period. 84.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have commented on MSI. Truist Financial lowered their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 8th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Evercore restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Monday, June 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and ten have assigned a Buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of NYSE:MSI opened at $418.11 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $408.79 and its 200-day simple moving average is $422.85. The company has a market cap of $69.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.69, a PEG ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $359.36 and a fifty-two week high of $492.22.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.24 by $0.13. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 17.61% and a return on equity of 100.13%. The business had revenue of $2.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.70 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $3.18 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. 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 research analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.17 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

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