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Equally as necessary, positive insider trading activity is another way to look at the financial markets. Just as you’d expect, there are many stimuli for an insider to cut shares of his or her company, but only one, very simple reason why they would initiate a purchase. Several empirical studies have demonstrated the valuable potential of this tactic if shareholders understand what to do (learn more here).
What’s more, let’s discuss the recent info about Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE:MSI).
Hedge fund activity in Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE:MSI)
At the end of the second quarter, a total of 33 of the hedge funds we track were long in this stock, a change of -15% from one quarter earlier. With hedge funds’ sentiment swirling, there exists an “upper tier” of notable hedge fund managers who were boosting their holdings meaningfully.
Due to the fact Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE:MSI) has witnessed a fall in interest from the top-tier hedge fund industry, it’s safe to say that there were a few funds that decided to sell off their positions entirely at the end of the second quarter. At the top of the heap, Andreas Halvorsen’s Viking Global dumped the largest stake of the 450+ funds we key on, comprising about $110.2 million in stock. Ken Griffin’s fund, Citadel Investment Group, also dropped its stock, about $53.8 million worth. These moves are important to note, as total hedge fund interest was cut by 6 funds at the end of the second quarter.
What do corporate executives and insiders think about Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE:MSI)?
Legal insider trading, particularly when it’s bullish, is most useful when the primary stock in question has seen transactions within the past half-year. Over the latest 180-day time frame, Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE:MSI) has experienced zero unique insiders buying, and 2 insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
We’ll also review the relationship between both of these indicators in other stocks similar to Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE:MSI). These stocks are JDS Uniphase Corp (NASDAQ:JDSU), Echostar Corporation (NASDAQ:SATS), Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), Ericsson (ADR) (NASDAQ:ERIC), and Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK). This group of stocks are in the communication equipment industry and their market caps are closest to MSI’s market cap.
