Whittier Trust Co. Has $2.58 Million Stock Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Whittier Trust Co. trimmed its holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 39.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,839 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 3,866 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $2,577,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in MSI. Bogart Wealth LLC lifted its position in Motorola Solutions by 4.7% in the 1st quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 710 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $308,000 after acquiring an additional 32 shares in the last quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 16.0% in the first quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC now owns 719 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $312,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. Ascentis Independent Advisors purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the first quarter worth approximately $118,000. Stephens Inc. AR lifted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 0.9% in the first quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 4,519 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,961,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kepler Cheuvreux Suisse SA lifted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 16.7% in the first quarter. Kepler Cheuvreux Suisse SA now owns 7,361 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $3,194,000 after purchasing an additional 1,053 shares in the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Truist Financial decreased their price target on Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 8th. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $530.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Barclays lifted 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. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Piper Sandler raised their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and ten have issued a Buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

MSI opened at $424.51 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $409.96 and a 200-day moving average price of $421.56. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a twelve month low of $359.36 and a twelve month 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 has a market capitalization of $70.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.21, a PEG ratio of 2.95 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 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 company had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.70 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.18 EPS. Motorola Solutions’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. Equities analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.17 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 17th will be paid a dividend of $1.21 per share. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 17th. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is presently 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.