Strengthening Families & Communities LLC Buys 290 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI)

Strengthening Families & Communities LLC boosted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 7.5% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 4,173 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 290 shares during the quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $1,876,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 1.0% in the third quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,223 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $1,038,000 after acquiring an additional 22 shares in the last quarter. Omnia Family Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 2.2% in the third quarter. Omnia Family Wealth LLC now owns 1,170 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $527,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. boosted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 2.1% in the third quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 1,287 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $578,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont boosted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 9.8% in the third quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 302 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $136,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Beacon Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 71.8% in the second quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC now owns 67 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MSI has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Barclays raised their price target on Motorola Solutions from $467.00 to $529.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Raymond James raised their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $425.00 to $515.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $460.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 3rd. 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 research note on Friday, August 2nd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $385.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 6th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $493.43.

Motorola Solutions Stock Down 1.0 %

Motorola Solutions stock opened at $489.00 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $81.72 billion, a PE ratio of 53.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.09 and a beta of 0.97. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12 month low of $307.09 and a 12 month high of $507.82. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $460.37 and a 200-day simple moving average of $415.28. 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 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 firm had revenue of $2.79 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.76 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 251.96% and a net margin of 14.65%. On average, analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 12.48 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Increases Dividend

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

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.