Mizuho Securities USA LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI)

Mizuho Securities USA LLC lifted its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 4,447.9% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 584,901 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 572,040 shares during the period. Motorola Solutions comprises about 0.7% of Mizuho Securities USA LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 23rd largest holding. Mizuho Securities USA LLC owned about 0.35% of Motorola Solutions worth $262,989,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 59,189.5% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 967,604 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $435,064,000 after purchasing an additional 965,972 shares in the last quarter. Swedbank AB increased its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 215.7% in the second quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 1,023,956 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $395,298,000 after purchasing an additional 699,615 shares during the period. Wulff Hansen & CO. lifted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 38,505.0% in the 2nd quarter. Wulff Hansen & CO. now owns 696,434 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $268,858,000 after acquiring an additional 694,630 shares during the period. National Bank of Canada FI lifted its position in Motorola Solutions by 428.2% in the second quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 501,601 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $193,798,000 after purchasing an additional 406,638 shares during the period. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC lifted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1,477.3% in the 1st quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 358,206 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $127,149,000 after buying an additional 335,496 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MSI has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Evercore ISI increased their target price on Motorola Solutions from $450.00 to $500.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $385.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 6th. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $440.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $436.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $460.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 3rd. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $493.43.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 1.0 %

Shares of MSI opened at $489.00 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $460.37 and a 200 day moving average price of $414.21. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a one year low of $307.09 and a one year high of $507.82. The company has a market capitalization of $81.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.56, a P/E/G ratio of 4.15 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.23, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.25.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.46 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.10 by $0.36. The business had revenue of $2.79 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.76 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 14.65% and a return on equity of 251.96%. Sell-side analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 12.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th will be issued a dividend of $1.09 per share. This is an increase from Motorola Solutions’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.98. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 13th. This represents a $4.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.89%. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is 42.94%.

About Motorola Solutions

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.