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YAZDI CYNTHIA

SVP, COS to the Chairman & CEO

Officer
4 filings analyzed · 1 company · Latest 2026-03-03

Companies

Company Buys Sells Direction
Motorola Solutions, Inc. MSI 0 12 Net selling

Activity

March 2026
high
Sell
7,260 shares
$3,479,689
Significance 6/10

SVP Cynthia Yazdi sold 7,260 MSI shares at $479.30 (total $3.5M); post-sale holdings reduced 43.2%; prior MSI sells all well-timed at 90-day mark.

Cynthia Yazdi, SVP and Chief of Staff to the CEO, sold 7,260 shares at $479.30 on 2026-02-27, reducing her holdings from 16,788 to 9,528 shares. This represents a substantial 43.2% reduction in position size. Notably, this sale follows an identical transaction one day prior (2026-02-26), suggesting either a multi-day execution or phased liquidation. Yazdi's transaction history at MSI is striking: all 4 prior measurable sales at this ticker posted negative 90-day returns (-16.0%, -16.0%, -16.0%, -15.0%), meaning each preceded a stock decline—a pattern of well-timed exits. Her cross-ticker track record shows a 30.77% well-timed rate across 14 prior sales, though with modest average returns (30d +4.7%, 90d +0.6%), suggesting selective timing skill. The stock is currently at $480.22, near its 52-week high of $490.30 and up 19.3% over 30 days, creating a temporal signal: she is liquidating a large block at peak momentum levels, consistent with her prior pattern of selling into strength before subsequent weakness.

February 2026
high
Sell
7,000 shares
$3,297,052
Significance 6/10

SVP Cynthia Yazdi sold 7,000 MSI shares ($3.3M) at $471.01; holds 9,528 post-sale as stock near 52-week high.

Cynthia Yazdi, SVP Chief of Staff to the Chairman & CEO, executed a substantial open-market sale of 7,000 shares (42.4% reduction in her MSI position) at $471.01 on 2026-02-26, reducing her holdings from 16,528 to 9,528 shares. The sale occurred when MSI was trading near its 52-week high of $490.30 (only -1.6% below peak), and the stock has gained 19.0% over 30 days and 30.4% over 90 days. Her same-ticker history at MSI shows 4 of 4 prior measurable sales were well-timed at the 90-day mark (each followed by -15.0% to -16.0% declines), establishing a pattern of exits ahead of pullbacks. This concentrated sale at an elevated valuation, combined with her demonstrated track record of selling before subsequent weakness at this specific ticker, merits investor attention as a potential signal ahead of a potential period of more modest returns.

August 2025
medium
Sell
13,032 shares
$6,054,985
Significance 5/10

SVP Yazdi sells 13,032 shares (69% of holdings) across 4 transactions for $6,054,985.38 at blended avg $464.61

CYNTHIA YAZDI, SVP of Communications & Brand at Motorola Solutions, executed 4 separate sales totaling 13,032 shares for $6,054,985.38 between August 11–12, 2025, reducing her holdings from 18,899 shares to 5,867 shares (a -69.0% reduction). The transactions occurred at a blended average price of $464.61, compared to the current price of $470.20. Her prior MSI sales (5 trades dating to November 2023) show a 0% well-timed rate at the 90-day mark—meaning none of those prior sales preceded subsequent stock declines; in fact, the average 90-day return across her prior MSI sales was +7.9%, suggesting she sold before rallies rather than declines. The stock is up +13.7% over the past 30 days and +10.5% over 90 days, trading at a 37.02 P/E on $2.8B quarterly revenue.

August 2024
medium
Sell
8,136 shares
$3,456,173
Significance 5/10

SVP Cynthia Yazdi sold 8,136 shares of MSI at $424.80 on 2024-08-20, reducing holdings by 48.6% to 8,597 shares; $3.5M sale near 52-week high.

Cynthia Yazdi, SVP of Communications & Brand, liquidated roughly half her MSI holdings at $424.80, only 0.2% below the 52-week high of $426.38, while the stock is trading near peak valuation with a P/E of 48.54. Her prior sales at MSI (5 transactions over the past year) have not demonstrated timing advantage—0 of 5 were well-timed at the 90-day mark, with post-sale returns averaging +6.4% over 90 days, indicating she consistently sold ahead of subsequent gains. The immediate 30-day context is mixed: stock gained 7.5% in the prior month before this sale, and currently trades at $425.72, virtually unchanged from execution price. The substantial 48.6% reduction in her direct holdings warrants attention to whether this reflects portfolio rebalancing or shifts in her professional outlook, though the near-peak execution timing and her historical pattern of selling before rallies provides limited directional signal.

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