Rakuten Investment Management Inc. Raises Stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Rakuten Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 10.2% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 27,233 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,523 shares during the quarter. Rakuten Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $11,236,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1,966.7% during 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 in the last quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Motorola Solutions by 540.0% in the 1st quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 64 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MSI has been the topic of several research reports. UBS Group upped their target price on Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $530.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $476.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $519.44.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total value of $478,867.84. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 1,282 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $611,462.72. This trade represents a 43.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 1.28% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE MSI opened at $486.43 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $80.50 billion, a PE ratio of 38.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.86. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12 month low of $359.36 and a 12 month high of $493.57. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $436.90 and a 200-day simple moving average of $435.71.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.85 by $0.56. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 98.22% and a net margin of 17.44%.The company had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.57 EPS. Motorola Solutions’s revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. Motorola Solutions has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.390-4.440 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.620-17.720 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be issued a dividend of $1.21 per share. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is presently 38.11%.

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.