Principal Financial Group Inc. Grows Stock Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 20.3% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 437,097 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 73,665 shares during the quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $189,688,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Strategic Advocates LLC acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions in the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1,966.7% in the 1st quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 62 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the period. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 540.0% in the first quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 64 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. JPL Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the third quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently commented on MSI. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, April 26th. Piper Sandler increased their target price on Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $530.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Barclays raised their price target on Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. 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, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of NYSE MSI opened at $414.08 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $68.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 0.88. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52 week low of $359.36 and a 52 week high of $492.22. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $408.31 and a 200 day moving average price of $423.12. 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 (NYSE:MSI) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.70 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $3.18 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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. Equities research analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is currently 39.00%.

Motorola Solutions Profile

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.