Pacer Advisors Inc. Has $12.39 Million Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 41.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 32,327 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,500 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $12,392,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of MSI. Capital World Investors raised its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 5.5% during the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 9,386,519 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $4,292,310,000 after buying an additional 490,354 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,433,482 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $1,570,096,000 after acquiring an additional 31,744 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter worth about $942,542,000. Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,754,052 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $672,364,000 after acquiring an additional 34,715 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Amundi increased its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 19.6% during the 4th quarter. Amundi now owns 1,570,227 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $601,899,000 after acquiring an additional 257,483 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MSI has been the subject of several analyst reports. Weiss Ratings lowered Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Piper Sandler increased their price target on Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $530.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Trading Up 0.2%

Motorola Solutions stock opened at $395.88 on Friday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52 week low of $359.36 and a 52 week high of $492.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $65.72 billion, a PE ratio of 31.90, a PEG ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 0.89. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $417.39 and its 200-day simple moving average is $417.87.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.24 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.70 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 100.13% and a net margin of 17.61%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.18 EPS. 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. Equities research analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.17 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

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