Westwood Holdings Group Inc. Decreases Holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI)

Westwood Holdings Group Inc. decreased its position in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 1.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 55,542 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after selling 606 shares during the quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc.'s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $25,673,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Twinbeech Capital LP purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter worth approximately $67,725,000. Two Sigma Advisers LP boosted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 9.4% during the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 56,800 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $26,255,000 after acquiring an additional 4,900 shares in the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP boosted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 234,752 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $108,509,000 after acquiring an additional 11,947 shares in the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC boosted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 17,160 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $7,932,000 after acquiring an additional 187 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Triavera Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter worth approximately $7,355,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Motorola Solutions from $570.00 to $515.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Motorola Solutions from $495.00 to $505.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th. StockNews.com raised Motorola Solutions from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. Finally, Barclays reduced their target price on Motorola Solutions from $527.00 to $511.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $513.25.

Motorola Solutions Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of MSI opened at $425.26 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $421.29 and a two-hundred day moving average of $450.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.30, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.28. The company has a market capitalization of $70.98 billion, a PE ratio of 46.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.82 and a beta of 0.98. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $356.77 and a fifty-two week high of $507.82.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The communications equipment provider reported $3.18 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.01 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $2.53 billion during 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%. Motorola Solutions's revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.81 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be paid a dividend of $1.09 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 13th. This represents a $4.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.03%. Motorola Solutions's dividend payout ratio is presently 36.39%.

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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