Tidal Investments LLC Raises Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Tidal Investments LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 9.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 19,177 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 1,633 shares during the period. Tidal Investments LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $7,964,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in MSI. Whipplewood Advisors LLC raised its holdings 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 valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the first quarter worth about $27,000. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 540.0% during the first quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 64 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. JPL Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the third quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Motorola Solutions

In related news, SVP Kathryn Moore sold 1,004 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at $611,462.72. This represents a 43.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 14,220 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $485.22, for a total transaction of $6,899,828.40. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 66,648 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $32,338,942.56. The trade was a 17.58% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 1.28% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 0.7%

MSI opened at $466.94 on Friday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12 month low of $359.36 and a 12 month high of $494.85. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $449.68 and its 200-day moving average price is $437.46. The company has a market cap of $77.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.77, a P/E/G ratio of 2.78 and a beta of 0.88.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued its 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. 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%.Motorola Solutions’s quarterly revenue was up 13.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $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, equities analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have issued reports on MSI. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 18th. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $550.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, August 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Bank of America restated a “buy” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $519.44.

About Motorola Solutions

Motorola Solutions, Inc develops mission-critical communications and technology solutions for public safety organizations, government agencies and commercial enterprises. Its offerings include land mobile radio systems, broadband communications, command-center software, computer-aided dispatch, records management, evidence management and emergency call-handling technologies.

The company also provides video security and access-control solutions, including body-worn cameras, in-car video systems, fixed video surveillance and related analytics.