Centiva Capital LP Has $1.96 Million Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI)

Centiva Capital LP grew its position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 478.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,246 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after purchasing an additional 3,512 shares during the quarter. Centiva Capital LP's holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $1,963,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in MSI. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its holdings in Motorola Solutions by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 5,210 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $2,408,000 after buying an additional 263 shares in the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at about $936,000. Caxton Associates LP increased its position in Motorola Solutions by 6.2% during the fourth quarter. Caxton Associates LP now owns 6,090 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $2,815,000 after acquiring an additional 357 shares during the period. Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in Motorola Solutions by 33.3% in the 4th quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 24,822 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $11,474,000 after purchasing an additional 6,194 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Banque Transatlantique SA bought a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at about $38,741,000. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company's stock.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 2.0 %

Shares of NYSE MSI opened at $413.33 on Wednesday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1 year low of $351.35 and a 1 year high of $507.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.30, a current ratio of 1.28 and a quick ratio of 1.13. The firm has a market cap of $69.01 billion, a PE ratio of 44.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.82 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $422.44 and a 200 day simple moving average of $452.98.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The communications equipment provider reported $3.18 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.01 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $2.53 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.52 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 197.59% and a net margin of 14.58%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.81 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th were issued a dividend of $1.09 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 14th. This represents a $4.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.05%. Motorola Solutions's payout ratio is 36.39%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $527.00 to $511.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday. StockNews.com cut Motorola Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Motorola Solutions from $495.00 to $505.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, February 14th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Motorola Solutions from $570.00 to $515.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $513.25.

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.

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