Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Shares Acquired by Cibc World Market Inc.

Cibc World Market Inc. increased its holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 30.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 29,356 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 6,928 shares during the period. Cibc World Market Inc.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $11,253,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Capital World Investors boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 5.5% in the 3rd 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 during the period. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 8.4% in the 3rd quarter. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 29,701 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $13,582,000 after buying an additional 2,300 shares during the period. Barden Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,462,000. Alps Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 180.3% in the 3rd quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 19,899 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $9,100,000 after buying an additional 12,799 shares during the period. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 28.0% in the 3rd quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 15,802 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $7,226,000 after buying an additional 3,459 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MSI has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Argus raised shares of Motorola Solutions to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. 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. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Finally, 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. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Stock Down 0.0%

MSI stock opened at $410.54 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 market capitalization of $68.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.89. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $423.90 and its two-hundred day moving average is $415.35. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 the consensus estimate of $2.70 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $3.18 EPS. Motorola Solutions’s revenue 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. On average, analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 17th will be given a dividend of $1.21 per share. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 17th. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is 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.