Goldstein Advisors LLC Has $270,000 Stock Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI)

Goldstein Advisors LLC lowered its position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 12.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 585 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 80 shares during the quarter. Goldstein Advisors LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $270,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the third quarter valued at about $29,000. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL bought a new position in Motorola Solutions during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Planning Capital Management Corp acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

MSI opened at $471.90 on Thursday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1-year low of $314.84 and a 1-year high of $507.82. The company has a market cap of $78.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.69, a PEG ratio of 3.44 and a beta of 1.01. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $475.49 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $449.68. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.23.

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

Motorola Solutions Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced 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. This is a boost from Motorola Solutions’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.98. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th. This represents a $4.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.92%. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is presently 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.