Invesco Ltd. Sells 241,728 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Invesco Ltd. reduced its stake in Motorola Solutions by 11.8% in Q2, selling 241,728 shares. Analysts have given MSI a "Moderate Buy" rating with a target price of $495.00. MSI's stock opened at $375.34, with a market cap of $62.51 billion. The company reported Q3 earnings of $4.06 per share, beating estimates, and announced a quarterly dividend of $1.21. Institutional investors own 84.17% of MSI stock.

Invesco Ltd. trimmed its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 11.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,802,186 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after selling 241,728 shares during the quarter. Invesco Ltd. owned approximately 1.08% of Motorola Solutions worth $757,747,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in MSI. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Saudi Central Bank purchased a new position in Motorola Solutions during the first quarter valued at $29,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 289.5% during the second quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 74 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the period. Rossby Financial LCC grew its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 148.6% during the second quarter. Rossby Financial LCC now owns 87 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the period. Finally, Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the second quarter worth about $39,000. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MSI has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $490.00 to $510.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Northcoast Research upgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $450.00 price target for the company in a research report on Monday. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $495.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of Motorola Solutions in a report on Monday. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $495.00.

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Motorola Solutions Trading Down 0.6%

Motorola Solutions stock opened at $375.34 on Thursday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1 year low of $365.40 and a 1 year high of $500.86. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $416.44 and its 200-day moving average price is $430.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.59, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The stock has a market cap of $62.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.12, a PEG ratio of 2.98 and a beta of 0.99.

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Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Friday, October 31st. The communications equipment provider reported $4.06 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.85 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $3.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.99 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 18.71% and a return on equity of 118.48%. Motorola Solutions's quarterly revenue was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $3.74 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 15th will be issued a $1.21 dividend. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. This is a positive change from Motorola Solutions's previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 15th. Motorola Solutions's payout ratio is presently 34.99%.

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In related news, SVP James A. Niewiara sold 1,700 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $485.43, for a total transaction of $825,231.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 14,542 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,059,123.06. This represents a 10.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 50,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $483.50, for a total value of $24,175,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 46,936 shares of the company's stock, valued at $22,693,556. This represents a 51.58% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 77,600 shares of company stock worth $37,476,175 over the last quarter. 1.44% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Motorola Solutions

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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.

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