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MSI Motorola Solutions (MSI) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Tech Hardware · Radio & tv broadcasting & communications equipment · CIK 0000068505
Congress · 1Form 144 · 4
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
Funds added, last quarter
654
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
6
Codes C/M, not in net · $1.7M priced

What the filings say about MSI

Insiders, 180 days
-$8.5M net sold
4 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
1 bought · 0 sold
Latest: purchase, 2026-03-23
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$7.7M
4 notices

Motorola Solutions insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, Motorola Solutions, Inc. insiders sold a net $8.5M of stock across 463 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Chairman and CEO
SELL
2026-09-04 SECtraded 2026-09-02
2,400
$1.2M
+4.3%
Context
  • 312 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (312 sales), the last on Mar 4, 2026.
  • The trade is 3.1% of the 78,468 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 654 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chairman and CEO BROWN GREGORY Q sold about $1.2M of MSI on Sep 2, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 654 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chairman and CEO
SELL
2026-09-04 SECtraded 2026-09-02
4,650
$2.3M
+4.3%
Context
  • 312 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (312 sales), the last on Mar 4, 2026.
  • The trade is 6.3% of the 73,818 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 654 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chairman and CEO BROWN GREGORY Q sold about $2.3M of MSI on Sep 2, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 654 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chairman and CEO
SELL
2026-09-04 SECtraded 2026-09-02
1,600
$776.3K
+4.3%
Context
  • 312 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (312 sales), the last on Mar 4, 2026.
  • The trade is 2.2% of the 72,218 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 654 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chairman and CEO BROWN GREGORY Q sold about $776.3K of MSI on Sep 2, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 654 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chairman and CEO
SELL
2026-09-04 SECtraded 2026-09-02
5,570
$2.7M
+4.3%
Context
  • 312 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (312 sales), the last on Mar 4, 2026.
  • The trade is 8.4% of the 66,648 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 654 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chairman and CEO BROWN GREGORY Q sold about $2.7M of MSI on Sep 2, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 654 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SVP, HUMAN RESOURCES
SELL
2026-08-24 SECtraded 2026-08-21
818
$390.0K
-0.5%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on Feb 27, 2026.
  • The trade is 55.7% of the 1,467 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 654 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP, HUMAN RESOURCES MOORE KATHRYN A sold about $390.0K of MSI on Aug 21, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 654 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
463 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$8.5M over 180 days
-$8.5M over 90 days
below 67% of Tech Hardware
Congress
1 member bought in the last year
the lowest in Tech Hardware
Funds
654 funds bought in last quarter
more than 84% of Tech Hardware
Revenue
+8.0% year over year
below 53% of Tech Hardware
Margin
18.4% net margin
more than 85% of Tech Hardware
Buybacks
$449.0M repurchased, FY to 2026-07-04
more than 72% of Tech Hardware
Short interest
2.0% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 3.8 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
below 64% of Tech Hardware
The situation: each line is one rule over one dataset
Federal contracts worth $171.9M were awarded in the last 180 days.
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+8.8%12M
-18%-9%+1%+11%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-02-23 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $8.7M2026-03-04 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $6.4M2026-02-23 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $5.7M2026-02-24 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $4.2M2026-02-24 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $4.0M2026-02-23 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $3.8M2026-03-04 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $3.8M2026-02-24 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $3.5M2026-02-24 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $3.5M2026-02-27 · YAZDI CYNTHIA sold $3.5M2026-02-26 · YAZDI CYNTHIA sold $3.3M2026-09-02 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $2.7M2026-02-23 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $2.4M2026-02-27 · WINKLER JASON J sold $2.3M2026-09-02 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $2.3M2026-02-24 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $2.0M2026-02-24 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $2.0M2026-02-27 · WINKLER JASON J sold $2.0M2026-03-04 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $1.9M2026-02-25 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $1.8M2026-02-25 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $1.8M2026-02-25 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $1.8M2026-02-25 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $1.8M2026-02-25 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $1.8M2026-03-04 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $1.5M2026-02-23 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $1.5M2026-02-24 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $1.4M2026-02-25 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $1.4M2026-02-25 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $1.4M2026-02-25 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $1.3M2026-02-25 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $1.2M2026-02-25 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $1.2M2026-09-02 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $1.2M2026-02-25 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $1.2M2026-02-25 · SAPTHARISHI MAHESH sold $1.0M2026-02-23 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $955.3K2026-02-24 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $890.1K2026-09-02 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $776.3K2026-02-24 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $764.7K2026-02-24 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $594.5K2026-02-24 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $579.3K2026-02-25 · BROWN GREGORY Q sold $528.8K2026-09-02 · GREGORY Q BROWN filed to sell $6.9M2026-08-21 · KATHRYN MOORE filed to sell $479.3K2026-08-12 · AYANNA M HOWARD filed to sell $321.6K2026-08-07 · KATHERINE ANN MAHER filed to sell -
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns MSI: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
15,900,993 sh
$6.6B
7,849,952 sh
$3.3B

Congress trades in MSI

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Bought 2026-03-23 · disclosed 38 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2025-09-23 · disclosed 17 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2024-10-29 · disclosed 318 days later
$1,001 - $15,000

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

MSI planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
GREGORY Q BROWN
Filed 2026-09-02
$6.9M
KATHRYN MOORE
Filed 2026-08-21
$479.3K
AYANNA M HOWARD
Filed 2026-08-12
$321.6K
KATHERINE ANN MAHER
Filed 2026-08-07
-

MSI mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
WEDGEWOOD FUND
$1.4M position · as of 2026-06-30
5.3%
Value Line Select Core Fund
$15.1M position · as of 2026-06-30
5.1%
AB Concentrated Growth Fund
$24.0M position · as of 2026-06-30
5.1%
Telecommunications Fund
$613.0K position · as of 2026-06-30
4.2%
Jensen Quality Mid Cap Fund
$3.9M position · as of 2026-05-31
4.2%
DF DENT PREMIER GROWTH FUND
$8.4M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.1%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Government contracts
Award ceilings over the contract's life, subsidiaries included. Not annual revenue (USASpending.gov).
Department Of Justice
TASK ORDER FOR AN ENTERPRISE RADIO SYSTEM PROJECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DHS TACCOM II MAC. · 2026-09-21
$139.6M
Department Of Homeland Security
ENTERPRISE RADIO CORE ASTRO 25 RADIO SYSTEMS UPGRADE AGREEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE REFRESH, SECURITY, AND · 2024-09-30
$58.7M
Department Of Homeland Security
DESIGN AND ENGINEERING IMPLEMENTATION PHASE II · 2021-09-29
$40.3M
Department Of Homeland Security
TSA LMR UPGRADE, OPERATIONS, AND MAINTENANCE · 2020-03-06
$33.0M
Department Of Justice
OTD20220230 REU GENERAL INFRASTRUCTURE EXERCISE OY 1 OF CONTRACT WITH MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. FOR · 2022-09-30
$30.5M
Department Of Homeland Security
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES · 2026-09-30
$25.8M
Federal awards ≥ $25M in the last 90 days, matched via the SAM.gov parent registry
Corporate PAC
The company's PAC: committee totals only, never individual donors (FEC).
Motorola Solutions, Inc. Political Action Committee
Cycle 2026 · $867K spent
$870.9K
Federal Election Commission, matched by the PAC's connected organisation
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Gregory Q. Brown
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$34.5M
-$34.9M
$6.8M
+140%
+142%
2024
$30.9M
$145.5M
$17.5M
+186%
+102%
2023
$28.2M
$57.8M
$6.2M
+92%
+46%
2022
$21.0M
$19.8M
$5.7M
+56%
+21%
2021
$20.0M
$86.4M
$4.9M
+62%
+51%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $8.5M sold by insiders over 180 days, 654 funds added last quarter, 1 House member(s) bought in 12 months, disclosed weeks after the trade, $7.7M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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MSI financials

Revenue growth
+8.0%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
18.4%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$12.2B
four quarters, 2025-06-29 to 2026-07-04
Net margin, TTM
+17.4%
net income over revenue, 2025-06-29 to 2026-07-04
Free cash flow, TTM
$2.7B
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-06-29 to 2026-07-04
Debt to equity
3.38x
long-term 2026-07-04 plus current 2026-07-04; equity 2026-07-04
Cash flow to debt
0.33x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-07-04 plus current 2026-07-04
Return on equity
+92.0%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-28 and 2026-07-04
Return on assets
+12.0%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-28 and 2026-07-04
Return on invested capital
+25.1%
operating income after a 22.7% effective tax rate, over long-term 2026-07-04 plus current 2026-07-04 plus average of 2025-06-28 and 2026-07-04 minus cash
Return on capital employed
+23.8%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-28 and 2026-07-04 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
37.94x
close 2026-10-23 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-06-29 to 2026-07-04
Enterprise value
$88.1B
market value at close 2026-10-23 on 2026-07-31 shares, plus long-term 2026-07-04 plus current 2026-07-04, minus cash 2026-07-04
FCF yield
+3.4%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-23
PEG, trailing
17.47x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 2%: four quarters to 2026-07-04 against the four to 2025-06-28
Price as of 2026-10-23. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$11.7B$10.8B$10.0B$9.1B
Gross profit$6.0B$5.5B$5.0B$4.2B
Operating income$3.0B$2.7B$2.3B$1.7B
Net income$2.2B$1.6B$1.7B$1.4B
EPS (diluted)12.759.239.937.93
Operating cash flow$2.8B$2.4B$2.0B$1.8B
Cash$1.2B$2.1B$1.7B$1.3B
Long-term debt$8.4B$5.7B$4.7B$6.0B
Buybacks$1.2B$244.0M$804.0M$836.0M
Dividends paid$728.0M$654.0M$589.0M$530.0M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27

MSI Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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MSI ranks highest on profitability (83rd percentile) and institutional and government (81st), and lowest on insider conviction (14th), among Tech Hardware peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
83
Inputs
  • Return on equity+92.0% · 91 pct, sector of 77
  • Return on assets+12.0% · 80 pct, sector of 92
  • Return on invested capital+25.1% · 80 pct, universe of 1,069
  • Return on capital employed+23.8% · 80 pct, sector of 72
Financial health
28
Inputs
  • Debt to equity3.38x · 3 pct, sector of 72
  • Cash flow to debt0.33x · 53 pct, sector of 63
Growth
54
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+8.0% · 47 pct, sector of 102
  • Backlog growth, YoY+8.0% · 62 pct, sector of 48
Insider conviction
14
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$8.5M · 28 pct, sector of 75
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 77
Institutional and government
81
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter654 · 84 pct, sector of 89
  • Congress net buyers, 365d1 · 73 pct, universe of 719
  • Federal contracts, 180d$171.9M · 78 pct, universe of 69
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quarters$3.0M · 88 pct, universe of 1,063
Risk and compliance
54
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+2.0% · 71 pct, sector of 105
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+16.4% · 37 pct, sector of 80
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

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MSI filings, in plain words

Are Motorola Solutions insiders buying or selling MSI?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Motorola Solutions insiders were net sellers, a net $8.5M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 4 sellers.

Have members of Congress traded MSI?

Yes. In the year to 2026-10-27, 1 House member disclosed buying MSI and 0 House members disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a purchase by Jared Moskowitz dated 2026-03-23.

Are there planned insider sales of MSI?

Yes. 4 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $7.7M of stock; the latest, by GREGORY Q BROWN, was filed 2026-09-02.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Motorola Solutions insiders were net sellers of MSI, a net $8.5M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 4 sellers. None of the 12 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. In the year to 2026-10-27, 1 member of Congress disclosed buying MSI and 0 members disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a purchase by Jared Moskowitz dated 2026-03-23. Insiders filed 4 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $7.7M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.

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