Unigestion Holding SA Sells 11,507 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI)

Unigestion Holding SA decreased its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 10.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 96,142 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 11,507 shares during the quarter. Motorola Solutions comprises approximately 2.6% of Unigestion Holding SA’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest holding. Unigestion Holding SA owned about 0.06% of Motorola Solutions worth $44,429,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter worth $1,528,949,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,073,645,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its position in Motorola Solutions by 330.1% in the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 631,551 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $291,922,000 after buying an additional 484,727 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Motorola Solutions by 12.1% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,187,217 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $1,933,360,000 after buying an additional 451,172 shares during the period. Finally, Proficio Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 56,562.5% in the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 315,610 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $145,884,000 after acquiring an additional 315,053 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently commented on MSI. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $495.00 to $505.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, February 14th. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $529.00 to $527.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Motorola Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. One 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, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $505.88.

Motorola Solutions Stock Down 7.7 %

Motorola Solutions stock opened at $401.91 on Friday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $332.98 and a fifty-two week high of $507.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.30, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.28. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $439.25 and its 200 day simple moving average is $459.10. The stock has a market cap of $67.10 billion, a PE ratio of 43.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.82 and a beta of 0.94.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last announced 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 analysts’ expectations of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 197.59% and a net margin of 14.58%. Research analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be paid a dividend of $1.09 per share. This represents a $4.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.08%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. 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.