Mutual Advisors LLC Sells 72 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI)

Mutual Advisors LLC lessened its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSIFree Report) by 13.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 452 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 72 shares during the period. Mutual Advisors LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $209,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. State Street Corp raised its stake in 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 during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in 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 during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its stake 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 buying an additional 965,972 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Motorola Solutions by 1.0% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 900,171 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $404,744,000 after buying an additional 8,651 shares during the period. Finally, Barclays PLC raised its stake in Motorola Solutions by 29.6% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 723,835 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $325,455,000 after buying an additional 165,353 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have issued reports on MSI. Raymond James upped their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $425.00 to $515.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $440.00 to $530.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Barclays upped their target price on Motorola Solutions from $467.00 to $529.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Bank of America upped their target price on Motorola Solutions from $440.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Motorola Solutions from $430.00 to $495.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $504.88.

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Motorola Solutions Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of NYSE:MSI opened at $463.87 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $77.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.81, a P/E/G ratio of 3.47 and a beta of 1.01. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1 year low of $314.84 and a 1 year high of $507.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.23, a current ratio of 1.25 and a quick ratio of 1.07. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $474.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is $452.40.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSIGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.10 by $0.36. The business had revenue of $2.79 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.76 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 251.96% and a net margin of 14.65%. On average, research analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 12.57 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th were given a dividend of $1.09 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 13th. This represents a $4.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.94%. This is an increase from Motorola Solutions’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.98. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is currently 47.75%.

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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