Empowered Funds LLC Has $6.19 Million Stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Empowered Funds LLC reduced its position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 17.8% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 14,909 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 3,227 shares during the quarter. Empowered Funds LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $6,192,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of MSI. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. raised its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. now owns 780 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $324,000 after buying an additional 23 shares in the last quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC boosted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC now owns 482 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $185,000 after acquiring an additional 24 shares in the last quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Motorola Solutions by 46.3% in the fourth quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 79 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the period. Lord & Richards Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Motorola Solutions by 2.0% in the first quarter. Lord & Richards Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,285 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $558,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the period. Finally, Mill Capital Management LLC raised its position in Motorola Solutions by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Mill Capital Management LLC now owns 2,935 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $1,125,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Motorola Solutions news, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total transaction of $478,867.84. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 1,282 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $611,462.72. The trade was a 43.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 1.28% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 0.1%

NYSE:MSI opened at $486.43 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $436.90 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $435.80. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52-week low of $359.36 and a 52-week high of $493.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.10. The company has a market cap of $80.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.30, a P/E/G ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 0.87.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.85 by $0.56. The company had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 98.22% and a net margin of 17.44%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.57 EPS. 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, analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be given a $1.21 dividend. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 38.11%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have commented on MSI shares. Piper Sandler raised their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $503.00 to $530.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Barclays upped their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and set a $550.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $476.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Bank of America reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $519.44.

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.