Personal CFO Solutions LLC grew its holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI – Free Report) by 19.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 784 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the period. Personal CFO Solutions LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $362,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in MSI. State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.7% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,454,643 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $3,358,848,000 after buying an additional 198,183 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.4% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,736,045 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,675,588,000 after buying an additional 89,320 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at $1,528,949,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 8.5% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,287,296 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $595,026,000 after buying an additional 100,454 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Swedbank AB grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 1,026,996 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $474,708,000 after buying an additional 3,040 shares in the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
MSI has been the subject of several analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $440.00 to $530.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $529.00 to $527.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 14th. StockNews.com raised shares of Motorola Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $495.00 to $505.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $505.88.
Motorola Solutions Trading Down 1.9 %
Shares of Motorola Solutions stock opened at $415.18 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $453.78 and a 200-day moving average of $460.91. The stock has a market cap of $69.31 billion, a PE ratio of 45.03, a PEG ratio of 3.82 and a beta of 1.03. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52-week low of $329.70 and a 52-week high of $507.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.30, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.28.
Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by ($0.10). The business had revenue of $3.01 billion during 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, sell-side analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current year.
Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a $1.09 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $4.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.05%. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is presently 47.29%.
Motorola Solutions Company 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.
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