Los Angeles Capital Management LLC Sells 4,196 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Los Angeles Capital Management LLC reduced its position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 6.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 60,184 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 4,196 shares during the quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $23,070,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Strategic Advocates LLC bought a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the third quarter worth approximately $28,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Orion Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Motorola Solutions by 46.3% during the 4th quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 79 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the period. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC raised its stake in Motorola Solutions by 45.8% during the 4th quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 86 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MSI has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Truist Financial decreased their target price on Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $515.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and set a $530.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Piper Sandler upped their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $504.67.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:MSI opened at $410.54 on Monday. 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 fifty day moving average price of $423.90 and a 200 day moving average price of $415.61. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $359.36 and a fifty-two week high of $492.22. The firm has a market cap of $68.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.08, a P/E/G ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.89.

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 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 firm had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.70 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $3.18 earnings per share. 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. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.