Northstar Advisory Group LLC Increases Stock Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI)

Northstar Advisory Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 3.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 4,097 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 130 shares during the period. Northstar Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $1,894,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. FSA Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions in the third quarter valued at $29,000. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the 3rd quarter worth about $31,000. Planning Capital Management Corp bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the third quarter worth about $32,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the third quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL bought a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions during the second quarter valued at approximately $32,000. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Raymond James raised their price target on Motorola Solutions from $425.00 to $515.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $440.00 to $530.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Bank of America raised their price target 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 boosted their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $430.00 to $495.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $467.00 to $529.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $504.88.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of MSI traded up $1.84 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $457.10. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 917,308 shares, compared to its average volume of 767,748. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.23. The company’s 50-day moving average is $478.39 and its 200-day moving average is $445.76. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52-week low of $314.08 and a 52-week high of $507.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $76.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.07, a PEG ratio of 3.70 and a beta of 1.01.

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 during 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, equities research analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 12.57 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. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th will be given 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 0.95%. This is an increase from Motorola Solutions’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.98. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 47.75%.

About Motorola Solutions

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.