Capital International Ltd. CA Sells 4,563 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI)

Capital International Ltd. CA lessened its holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 9.7% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 42,355 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 4,563 shares during the period. Capital International Ltd. CA’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $19,578,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Morse Asset Management Inc grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.3% in the third quarter. Morse Asset Management Inc now owns 1,555 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $699,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC grew its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 29.6% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 723,835 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $325,455,000 after buying an additional 165,353 shares during the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp increased its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.8% in the third quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 18,410 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $8,278,000 after buying an additional 497 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 5,403.9% in the third quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 35,720 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $16,061,000 after acquiring an additional 35,071 shares during the period. Finally, Arvest Bank Trust Division bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the third quarter valued at approximately $6,831,000. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MSI has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $570.00 to $515.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. StockNews.com raised Motorola Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Motorola Solutions from $495.00 to $505.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Finally, Barclays cut their price target on Motorola Solutions from $529.00 to $527.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $515.25.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

MSI opened at $420.59 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $70.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.62, a PEG ratio of 3.82 and a beta of 0.94. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $426.33 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $456.56. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1-year low of $332.98 and a 1-year high of $507.82. The company has a current ratio of 1.28, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.30.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.75 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by ($0.10). The business had revenue of $3.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 197.59% and a net margin of 14.58%. On average, analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th were given a dividend of $1.09 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 14th. This represents a $4.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.04%. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is 47.29%.

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.