Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Invests $1.39 Million in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 3,312 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,393,000.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Banco Santander S.A. boosted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 57,805 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $24,305,000 after acquiring an additional 1,736 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 83.3% in the second quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,113 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $890,000 after buying an additional 960 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.8% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 594,216 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $249,842,000 after buying an additional 16,408 shares during the period. Resonant Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the second quarter worth $216,000. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC boosted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.6% in the second quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 12,343 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $5,190,000 after buying an additional 192 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Motorola Solutions news, SVP Rajan Naik sold 8,014 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $474.45, for a total transaction 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 trade represents a 43.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 82,765 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $463.05, for a total value of $38,324,333.25. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 57,836 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,780,959.80. This trade represents a 58.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 248,493 shares of company stock valued at $116,848,278 in the last three months. 1.44% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:MSI opened at $406.61 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.73, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1 year low of $388.90 and a 1 year high of $507.82. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $459.91 and a 200 day simple moving average of $437.67. The firm has a market cap of $67.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.74, a P/E/G ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 0.97.

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

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th were issued a dividend of $0.0109 per share. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.99%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently commented on MSI shares. Evercore ISI raised their target price on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $465.00 target price (down previously from $495.00) on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Friday. Wolfe Research started coverage on Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They issued a “peer perform” rating for the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, UBS Group raised their target price on Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $507.50.

Motorola Solutions 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.