MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH Purchases New Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund acquired 4,241 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,783,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Saudi Central Bank bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the first quarter worth $29,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC increased its position in Motorola Solutions by 289.5% during the second quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 74 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Rossby Financial LCC raised its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 148.6% during the second quarter. Rossby Financial LCC now owns 87 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the second quarter worth about $39,000. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently issued reports on MSI shares. Evercore ISI upped their price target on Motorola Solutions from $500.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 29th. Northcoast Research upgraded Motorola Solutions from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $450.00 target price for the company in a report on Monday, December 1st. Weiss Ratings downgraded Motorola Solutions from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Monday, December 8th. Piper Sandler restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $465.00 price objective (down from $495.00) on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $509.00 to $495.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 31st. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $495.00.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE MSI opened at $364.46 on Monday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12 month low of $363.37 and a 12 month high of $492.22. The company has a market cap of $60.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.25, a P/E/G ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 1.00. The business’s 50 day moving average is $404.63 and its two-hundred day moving average is $428.49. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.59.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 31st. The communications equipment provider reported $4.06 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.85 by $0.21. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 118.48% and a net margin of 18.71%.The company had revenue of $3.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.99 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $3.74 earnings per share. Motorola Solutions’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 15th will be given a $1.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 15th. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. This is a positive change from Motorola Solutions’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.99%.

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.