Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) Stake Lessened by Machina Capital S.A.S.

Machina Capital S.A.S. lessened its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 72.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,904 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after selling 5,082 shares during the period. Machina Capital S.A.S.'s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $596,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 61.1% in the third quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 333,697 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $90,846,000 after buying an additional 126,517 shares during the last quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale increased its stake in Motorola Solutions by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 839,123 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $260,204,000 after purchasing an additional 17,807 shares during the last quarter. Sherbrooke Park Advisers LLC increased its stake in Motorola Solutions by 224.3% during the third quarter. Sherbrooke Park Advisers LLC now owns 3,891 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $1,059,000 after purchasing an additional 2,691 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. increased its stake in Motorola Solutions by 9.8% during the third quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 74,767 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $20,353,000 after purchasing an additional 6,671 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Diversified Trust Co increased its stake in Motorola Solutions by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 4,004 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $1,254,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Cynthia Yazdi sold 4,744 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $334.30, for a total value of $1,585,919.20. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 8,858 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,961,229.40. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 1.26% of the company's stock.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

MSI stock traded down $4.06 during trading on Monday, hitting $349.64. The company had a trading volume of 1,103,315 shares, compared to its average volume of 666,528. The firm has a market capitalization of $58.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.22, a P/E/G ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 0.91. The business has a 50 day moving average of $343.80 and a 200 day moving average of $324.78. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $269.64 and a fifty-two week high of $356.17. The company has a current ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 11.16.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 8th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.90 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.63 by $0.27. The business had revenue of $2.85 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.82 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 13.64% and a return on equity of 398.16%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $3.38 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 11.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 15th. Investors of record on Friday, March 15th were issued a $0.98 dividend. This represents a $3.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.12%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 14th. Motorola Solutions's payout ratio is currently 48.45%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MSI has been the subject of several recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $400.00 to $405.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $355.00 to $375.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $362.00 to $372.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday. Evercore ISI started coverage on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Monday, March 25th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $400.00 price target for the company. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, February 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $357.43.

About Motorola Solutions

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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