Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI Holdings Trimmed by Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc.

14 Oct 2026, 13:29 by Teresa Graham · The Cerbat Gem

Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. cut its position in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI – Free Report) by 75.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 374 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 1,148 shares during the quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $167,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 4.3% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,849,952 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $3,269,332,000 after buying an additional 323,725 shares in the last quarter. Aristotle Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter worth approximately $983,432,000. Amundi grew its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.9% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 1,600,491 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $694,565,000 after acquiring an additional 30,264 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 352,679 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 59,294 shares in the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently commented on MSI. Truist Financial increased their price target on Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $476.00 price objective (up from $470.00) on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. UBS Group upped their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $510.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Raymond James Financial upped their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $530.00 to $550.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Motorola Solutions from $525.00 to $545.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $530.10.

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Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of MSI stock traded up $2.24 on Wednesday, hitting $451.25. 259,146 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,050,241. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $74.68 billion, a PE ratio of 35.49, a P/E/G ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 0.88. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a one year low of $359.36 and a one year high of $494.85. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $464.31 and its two-hundred day moving average is $435.36.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.85 by $0.56. The company had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 98.22% and a net margin of 17.44%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm 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. Sell-side analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 16th. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is currently 38.11%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Motorola Solutions news, SVP Kathryn Moore sold 1,004 shares of the business’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 sale, the senior vice president owned 1,282 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $611,462.72. The trade was a 43.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal 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 stock was sold at an average price of $485.22, for a total value of $6,899,828.40. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 66,648 shares in the company, valued at approximately $32,338,942.56. This represents a 17.58% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 1.28% of the company’s stock.

About Motorola Solutions

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Motorola Solutions, Inc is a technology company that provides communications, command center, video security and analytical solutions for public safety and commercial organizations. Its offerings are designed to help government agencies, first responders, enterprises and other organizations coordinate operations, manage incidents and improve security.