Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) Stake Lessened by Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC

Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC cut its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 31.6% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 2,898 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 1,340 shares during the period. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $1,340,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 108.2% during the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 14,532 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $6,717,000 after purchasing an additional 7,551 shares during the last quarter. Cottonwood Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 25.7% during the 4th quarter. Cottonwood Capital Advisors LLC now owns 719 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $332,000 after buying an additional 147 shares during the last quarter. CUSHING ASSET MANAGEMENT LP dba NXG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT grew its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 25.0% in the 4th quarter. CUSHING ASSET MANAGEMENT LP dba NXG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT now owns 5,000 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $2,311,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC grew its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 17.3% in the 4th quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 7,669 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $3,545,000 after acquiring an additional 1,131 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Berbice Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $259,000. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have commented on MSI shares. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $467.00 to $529.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $440.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Motorola Solutions from $430.00 to $495.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on Motorola Solutions from $440.00 to $530.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. Finally, Raymond James boosted their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $425.00 to $515.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $504.88.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of Motorola Solutions stock opened at $479.49 on Monday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1-year low of $314.84 and a 1-year high of $507.82. The company has a market capitalization of $80.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.52, a PEG ratio of 3.47 and a beta of 1.01. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $474.94 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $450.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.23, a current ratio of 1.25 and a quick ratio of 1.07.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.46 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 12.57 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th were issued a $1.09 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th. This is a boost from Motorola Solutions’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.98. This represents a $4.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.91%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 47.75%.

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.