Hsbc Holdings PLC Sells 3,198 Shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI)

Hsbc Holdings PLC trimmed its position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 0.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 500,272 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after selling 3,198 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC owned 0.30% of Motorola Solutions worth $231,297,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of MSI. Soros Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 38.9% in the fourth quarter. Soros Capital Management LLC now owns 2,164 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $1,000,000 after buying an additional 606 shares during the period. Fayez Sarofim & Co lifted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 16.5% in the fourth quarter. Fayez Sarofim & Co now owns 1,341 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $620,000 after acquiring an additional 190 shares during the period. J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG lifted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 18.3% in the fourth quarter. J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG now owns 146,166 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $67,562,000 after acquiring an additional 22,591 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 6.0% in the fourth quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 95,509 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $44,151,000 after acquiring an additional 5,399 shares during the period. Finally, TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions by 21.6% in the fourth quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 4,166 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $1,925,000 after acquiring an additional 741 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently commented on MSI shares. Barclays cut their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $529.00 to $527.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped 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 boosted their price target 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. Finally, StockNews.com raised Motorola Solutions from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $515.25.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of NYSE:MSI traded up $2.13 during trading on Friday, reaching $430.27. 436,271 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 773,016. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.30, a current ratio of 1.28 and a quick ratio of 1.13. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1-year low of $332.98 and a 1-year high of $507.82. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $422.92 and a two-hundred day moving average of $455.25. The firm has a market cap of $71.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.82 and a beta of 0.94.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.75 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $3.85 by ($0.10). Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 197.59% and a net margin of 14.58%. The firm had revenue of $3.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3 billion. Research analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th were issued a dividend of $1.09 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 14th. This represents a $4.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.01%. Motorola Solutions's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 47.29%.

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.