Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Stock: Yousif Capital Management LLC Lowers Holdings

25 Oct 2026, 09:13 by Mitch Edgeman · The Markets Daily

Yousif Capital Management LLC lessened its holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI – Free Report) by 8.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 17,185 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 1,544 shares during the quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $7,664,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of MSI. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 4.3% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,849,952 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $3,269,332,000 after acquiring an additional 323,725 shares during the last quarter. Aristotle Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the first quarter worth approximately $983,432,000. Amundi lifted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 1.9% during the first quarter. Amundi now owns 1,600,491 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $694,565,000 after purchasing an additional 30,264 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 34.3% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,381,506 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $599,532,000 after purchasing an additional 352,679 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC increased its stake in Motorola Solutions by 5.0% in the first quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 1,244,326 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $539,958,000 after purchasing an additional 59,294 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Motorola Solutions

In other news, SVP Kathryn A. Moore sold 1,004 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $476.96, for a total value 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. This 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 can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Gregory Brown sold 14,220 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $485.22, for a total transaction of $6,899,828.40. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 66,648 shares in the company, valued at approximately $32,338,942.56. This trade represents a 17.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 1.28% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have weighed in on MSI shares. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $530.00 to $531.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 22nd. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $529.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Bank of America reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Raymond James Financial increased their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $530.00 to $550.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $530.10.

Read Our Latest Research Report on MSI

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 0.8%

MSI opened at $481.56 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $464.56 and its 200-day simple moving average is $436.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.10. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a one year low of $359.36 and a one year high of $494.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $79.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.88 and a beta of 0.88.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI – Get Free Report) last posted 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 business had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 98.22% and a net margin of 17.44%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business 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. Analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th were given a dividend of $1.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 16th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is 38.11%.

Motorola Solutions Company Profile

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Motorola Solutions, Inc provides mission-critical communications, public safety, and enterprise security technologies. The company develops products and services that help governments, law enforcement agencies, emergency responders, commercial organizations, and other institutions coordinate operations, protect people, and manage critical events.