Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. Grows Stock Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

07 Nov 2025, 06:54 by Teresa Graham · The Cerbat Gem

Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI – Free Report) by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 76,536 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,653 shares during the quarter. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $32,165,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of MSI. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the second quarter worth approximately $25,000. Saudi Central Bank bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the 1st quarter worth $29,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 289.5% in the 2nd quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 74 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Rossby Financial LCC raised its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 148.6% during the second quarter. Rossby Financial LCC now owns 87 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cape Investment Advisory Inc. raised its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 3,300.0% during the first quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 102 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MSI has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Piper Sandler reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $465.00 price target (down previously from $495.00) on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Barclays dropped their price target on Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $495.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $507.50.

Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on Motorola Solutions

Motorola Solutions Stock Down 1.5%

NYSE:MSI opened at $388.69 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.86, a current ratio of 1.73 and a quick ratio of 1.54. The company has a 50-day moving average of $454.28 and a 200 day moving average of $436.64. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1-year low of $387.77 and a 1-year high of $507.82. The firm has a market cap of $64.74 billion, a PE ratio of 31.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 0.96.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.06 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by $0.21. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 134.30%. The business had revenue of $3.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.99 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $3.74 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Motorola Solutions has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 4.300-4.360 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 15.090-15.150 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th were issued a dividend of $0.0109 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.0%. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is 34.99%.

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In other news, SVP Rajan Naik sold 8,014 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $474.45, for a total value of $3,802,242.30. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 10,244 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,860,265.80. This represents a 43.89% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, COO John P. Molloy sold 37,514 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $462.38, for a total value of $17,345,723.32. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 59,328 shares in the company, valued at $27,432,080.64. This represents a 38.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 248,493 shares of company stock worth $116,848,278 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.44% of the company’s stock.

About Motorola Solutions

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Motorola Solutions, Inc provides public safety and enterprise security solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Products and Systems Integration, and Software and Services. The Products and Systems Integration segment offers a portfolio of infrastructure, devices, accessories, and video security devices and infrastructure, as well as the implementation and integration of systems, devices, software, and applications for government, public safety, and commercial customers who operate private communications networks and video security solutions, as well as manage a mobile workforce.