V Square Quantitative Management LLC Has $615,000 Stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI)

V Square Quantitative Management LLC lowered its position in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 8.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,331 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 120 shares during the quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $615,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Tradition Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Motorola Solutions by 3.3% during the third quarter. Tradition Wealth Management LLC now owns 654 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $294,000 after acquiring an additional 21 shares during the last quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in Motorola Solutions by 1.0% during the third quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,223 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,038,000 after acquiring an additional 22 shares during the last quarter. Omnia Family Wealth LLC boosted its position in Motorola Solutions by 2.2% during the third quarter. Omnia Family Wealth LLC now owns 1,170 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $527,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. boosted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 1,287 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $578,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd boosted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd now owns 2,989 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $1,343,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Price Performance

Shares of NYSE MSI opened at $437.35 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.23, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.25. The stock has a market cap of $73.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.90, a PEG ratio of 3.54 and a beta of 1.02. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $318.20 and a fifty-two week high of $507.82. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $467.34 and its 200 day simple moving average is $458.55.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.75 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.85 by ($0.10). The firm had revenue of $3.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 14.65% and a return on equity of 251.96%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 12.57 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $440.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Raymond James increased their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $425.00 to $515.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $529.00 to $527.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $495.00 to $505.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $440.00 to $530.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $505.88.

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.