Capital International Ltd. CA Has $13.71 Million Stock Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Capital International Ltd. CA decreased its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 5.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 29,987 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 1,640 shares during the period. Capital International Ltd. CA’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $13,713,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at about $208,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the second quarter worth $210,000. Sigma Planning Corp lifted its position in Motorola Solutions by 88.9% during the second quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 905 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $381,000 after purchasing an additional 426 shares during the period. Wedbush Securities Inc. increased its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 5.0% in the 2nd quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 1,254 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $527,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the period. Finally, Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC raised its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 702.2% in the 2nd quarter. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC now owns 6,065 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $2,550,000 after buying an additional 5,309 shares in the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of MSI opened at $457.75 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $75.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a current ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.47. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $422.57 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $422.62. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12 month low of $359.36 and a 12 month high of $492.22.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.59 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.35 by $0.24. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 110.75% and a net margin of 18.44%.The business had revenue of $3.38 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.34 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $4.04 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.3% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 20th will be paid a $1.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 20th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is 37.93%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Cynthia Yazdi sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $471.01, for a total transaction of $3,297,070.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 9,529 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,488,254.29. This represents a 42.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 50,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $468.09, for a total value of $23,404,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 47,167 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,078,401.03. This trade represents a 51.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 129,069 shares of company stock worth $60,779,964 over the last 90 days. 1.44% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MSI has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $495.00 to $506.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Argus upgraded Motorola Solutions to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $499.00 price target (up from $443.00) on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $470.00 target price on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Thursday, February 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $497.14.

Motorola Solutions Profile

Motorola Solutions, Inc is a provider of mission-critical communications and analytics solutions for public safety and commercial customers. The company designs, manufactures and supports a range of communications equipment and software aimed at enabling first responders, government agencies and enterprises to coordinate and operate reliably in high-pressure environments. Its offerings emphasize secure, resilient connectivity and situational awareness for organizations that require dependable voice, data and video communications.

Product lines include land mobile radio (LMR) systems and handheld and vehicle-mounted radios used by police, fire and emergency medical services; broadband push-to-talk and LTE-based solutions; command-and-control center software for incident management and records; and video security and analytics systems.