Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA Has $3.14 Million Stock Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA decreased its position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 86.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 8,450 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 55,387 shares during the quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $3,142,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Trust Co of the South bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the fourth quarter worth about $319,000. Insight Wealth Strategies LLC raised its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 4.9% in the fourth quarter. Insight Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 11,253 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $4,314,000 after acquiring an additional 521 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 12.5% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 3,928 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $1,796,000 after acquiring an additional 435 shares in the last quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd grew its position in Motorola Solutions by 48.5% during the 3rd quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 31,379 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $14,349,000 after acquiring an additional 10,253 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Groupama Asset Managment grew its position in Motorola Solutions by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 428,732 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $196,055,000 after acquiring an additional 1,299 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

MSI stock opened at $452.67 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $437.49 and a 200 day moving average price of $423.18. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $359.36 and a fifty-two week high of $492.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.47, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $74.99 billion, a PE ratio of 35.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.22 and a beta of 0.96.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.59 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.35 by $0.24. The firm had revenue of $3.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.34 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 110.75% and a net margin of 18.44%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 12.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $4.04 EPS. Analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Friday, March 20th will be given a $1.21 dividend. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 20th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 37.93%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Motorola Solutions news, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 28,435 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $477.95, for a total transaction of $13,590,508.25. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 90,721 shares in the company, valued at approximately $43,360,101.95. This represents a 23.86% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Cynthia Yazdi sold 7,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $471.01, for a total transaction of $3,297,070.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 9,529 shares in the company, valued at $4,488,254.29. This trade represents a 42.35% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 129,069 shares of company stock valued at $60,779,964. 1.44% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have issued reports on MSI shares. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $470.00 price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Motorola Solutions from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Barclays raised their target price on Motorola Solutions from $495.00 to $506.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $499.00 price target (up from $443.00) on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $515.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price 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.