Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp trimmed its holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 3.1% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 217,528 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after selling 6,857 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp owned about 0.13% of Motorola Solutions worth $95,236,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. FMR LLC raised its stake in Motorola Solutions by 12.4% during the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,030,915 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $1,400,980,000 after acquiring an additional 334,639 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 15.9% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,868,559 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $863,704,000 after purchasing an additional 256,707 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 15.7% during the fourth quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC now owns 1,554,252 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $718,422,000 after purchasing an additional 210,662 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 7.6% in the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 1,432,475 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $662,133,000 after acquiring an additional 101,411 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 43,787.3% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,084,455 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $474,785,000 after buying an additional 1,081,984 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several analysts recently issued reports on MSI shares. Barclays cut their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $527.00 to $511.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 5th. UBS Group initiated coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $490.00 target price for the company. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Monday, July 7th. They set a "peer perform" rating on the stock. William Blair reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Wednesday, May 28th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Motorola Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $510.67.
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Motorola Solutions Trading Up 0.8%
MSI traded up $3.39 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $440.10. 1,043,423 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 805,121. The stock has a market capitalization of $73.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.74, a PEG ratio of 3.76 and a beta of 0.97. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a one year low of $388.90 and a one year high of $507.82. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $418.71 and its 200 day simple moving average is $428.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.42, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.20.
Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The communications equipment provider reported $3.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.01 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $2.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.52 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 18.67% and a return on equity of 160.93%. The firm's revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.81 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Friday, June 13th were given a $1.09 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 13th. This represents a $4.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Motorola Solutions's payout ratio is currently 36.39%.
Insider Activity
In other Motorola Solutions news, CAO Katherine A. Maher sold 1,073 shares of Motorola Solutions stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $418.68, for a total value of $449,243.64. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 804 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $336,618.72. The trade was a 57.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 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.
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