Vista Investment Partners LLC Has $2.55 Million Stock Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI)

Vista Investment Partners LLC raised its position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 976.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,510 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,998 shares during the period. Vista Investment Partners LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $2,547,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently issued reports on MSI. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $440.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Raymond James lifted their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $425.00 to $515.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. 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. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on 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 boosted their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $467.00 to $529.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $504.88.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of MSI opened at $479.49 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $474.94 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $450.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $80.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.52, a PEG ratio of 3.47 and a beta of 1.01. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52 week low of $314.84 and a 52 week high of $507.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.23, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.25.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 return on equity of 251.96% and a net margin of 14.65%. On average, analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 12.57 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders 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 was Friday, December 13th. This represents a $4.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.91%. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is currently 47.75%.

Motorola Solutions 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.