GDS Wealth Management Purchases 2,819 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI)

GDS Wealth Management grew its position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 83.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 6,204 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 2,819 shares during the period. GDS Wealth Management’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $2,868,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. One Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. One Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,003 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,388,000 after buying an additional 109 shares in the last quarter. Rice Partnership LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Rice Partnership LLC now owns 24,417 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $11,286,000 after buying an additional 1,014 shares in the last quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 286.4% in the 4th quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. now owns 85 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. Greenleaf Trust boosted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 5.9% in the 4th quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 5,757 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $2,661,000 after purchasing an additional 321 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nadler Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in Motorola Solutions by 8.0% in the 4th quarter. Nadler Financial Group Inc. now owns 500 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $231,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently commented on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $440.00 to $530.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Bank of America lifted their target price 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. Raymond James lifted their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $425.00 to $515.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Barclays lifted 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. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of Motorola Solutions from $430.00 to $495.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $504.88.

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE MSI opened at $473.36 on Tuesday. 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 stock has a market cap of $79.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.85, a PEG ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $472.39 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $453.96. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12 month low of $314.84 and a 12 month high of $507.82.

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, beating the consensus estimate of $3.10 by $0.36. The firm had revenue of $2.79 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.76 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 14.65% and a return on equity of 251.96%. As a group, analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 12.57 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th were issued a $1.09 dividend. This represents a $4.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.92%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 13th. This is a positive change from Motorola Solutions’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.98. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is presently 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.