Guggenheim Capital LLC Sells 8,381 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI)

Guggenheim Capital LLC lowered its position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 43.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 10,878 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 8,381 shares during the quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $5,028,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in MSI. World Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in Motorola Solutions by 5,403.9% in the 3rd quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 35,720 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $16,061,000 after purchasing an additional 35,071 shares during the period. National Pension Service raised its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 22.9% in the fourth quarter. National Pension Service now owns 470,878 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $217,654,000 after buying an additional 87,722 shares during the period. Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $33,423,000. Merit Financial Group LLC grew its position in Motorola Solutions by 26.4% in the 4th quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 3,404 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,573,000 after acquiring an additional 712 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter worth $24,136,000. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 0.0 %

Shares of NYSE MSI opened at $420.59 on Friday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12-month low of $332.98 and a 12-month high of $507.82. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $425.25 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $456.37. The stock has a market capitalization of $70.22 billion, a PE ratio of 45.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.82 and a beta of 0.94. 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 issued its quarterly earnings data 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 company had revenue of $3.01 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 14.58% and a return on equity of 197.59%. As a group, analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

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

Motorola Solutions Profile

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.