World Investment Advisors Has $18.64 Million Position in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI)

World Investment Advisors raised its holdings in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) by 12.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 40,334 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock after purchasing an additional 4,614 shares during the quarter. World Investment Advisors' holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $18,644,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Motorola Solutions by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,179,834 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $9,789,955,000 after buying an additional 310,919 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its position in Motorola Solutions by 2.7% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,454,643 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $3,358,848,000 after purchasing an additional 198,183 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Motorola Solutions by 12.1% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,187,217 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $1,933,360,000 after purchasing an additional 451,172 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,528,949,000. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,073,645,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company's stock.

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Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on MSI. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Motorola Solutions from $529.00 to $527.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 14th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Motorola Solutions from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $495.00 to $505.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Motorola Solutions has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $505.88.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 1.8 %

Motorola Solutions stock traded up $7.38 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $410.50. The company's stock had a trading volume of 309,782 shares, compared to its average volume of 762,182. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.30, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.28. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 12 month low of $332.98 and a 12 month high of $507.82. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $437.96 and its 200 day simple moving average is $459.01. The company has a market capitalization of $68.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.82 and a beta of 0.94.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.75 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.85 by ($0.10). Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 14.58% and a return on equity of 197.59%. The company had revenue of $3.01 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3 billion. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a $1.09 dividend. This represents a $4.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.06%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. Motorola Solutions's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 47.29%.

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.