Marshall Financial Group LLC Invests $1.34 Million in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Marshall Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor purchased 3,483 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,335,000.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in MSI. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in Motorola Solutions by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 944 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $397,000 after acquiring an additional 21 shares during the period. Rexford Capital Inc. lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Rexford Capital Inc. now owns 3,893 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,780,000 after acquiring an additional 24 shares during the period. SageView Advisory Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 5.3% during the 2nd quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC now owns 498 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $214,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC grew its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 2,871 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $1,313,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CX Institutional increased its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.0% in the third quarter. CX Institutional now owns 1,313 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $600,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently commented on MSI. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $470.00 price target on shares of Motorola Solutions in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $515.00 to $520.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Argus upgraded shares of Motorola Solutions to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $495.00 to $506.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Northcoast Research upgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $450.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $497.14.

Motorola Solutions Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of NYSE:MSI opened at $452.67 on Monday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 52-week low of $359.36 and a 52-week high of $492.22. The company has a market capitalization of $74.99 billion, a PE ratio of 35.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.17 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.47, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 1.04. The company has a fifty day moving average of $437.49 and a 200-day moving average of $422.43.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The communications equipment provider reported $4.59 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.35 by $0.24. The company had revenue of $3.38 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.34 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 110.75% and a net margin of 18.44%.Motorola Solutions’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $4.04 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 20th will be paid a dividend of $1.21 per share. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 20th. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 37.93%.

Insider Transactions at Motorola Solutions

In other news, CEO Cynthia Yazdi sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $471.01, for a total value of $3,297,070.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 9,529 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,488,254.29. This represents a 42.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Kenneth D. Denman sold 434 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $470.12, for a total transaction of $204,032.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 7,153 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,362,768.36. This trade represents a 5.72% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 129,069 shares of company stock worth $60,779,964. Insiders own 1.44% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Profile

Motorola Solutions, Inc is a provider of mission-critical communications and analytics solutions for public safety and commercial customers. The company designs, manufactures and supports a range of communications equipment and software aimed at enabling first responders, government agencies and enterprises to coordinate and operate reliably in high-pressure environments. Its offerings emphasize secure, resilient connectivity and situational awareness for organizations that require dependable voice, data and video communications.

Product lines include land mobile radio (LMR) systems and handheld and vehicle-mounted radios used by police, fire and emergency medical services; broadband push-to-talk and LTE-based solutions; command-and-control center software for incident management and records; and video security and analytics systems.