Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) Downgraded by StockNews.com to Hold

StockNews.com lowered shares of Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Free Report) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report released on Monday morning.

MSI has been the subject of several other reports. Raymond James increased their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $425.00 to $515.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Bank of America increased their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $440.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Barclays increased their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $467.00 to $529.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $430.00 to $495.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on Motorola Solutions from $440.00 to $530.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $505.88.

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Motorola Solutions Stock Down 6.2 %

MSI traded down $28.70 on Monday, reaching $437.35. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,236,127 shares, compared to its average volume of 735,252. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $468.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of $458.26. The company has a quick ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.23. The company has a market capitalization of $73.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.90, a P/E/G ratio of 3.54 and a beta of 1.02. Motorola Solutions has a fifty-two week low of $318.20 and a fifty-two week high of $507.82.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $3.85 by ($0.10). Motorola Solutions had a net margin of 14.65% and a return on equity of 251.96%. As a group, analysts forecast that Motorola Solutions will post 12.57 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Motorola Solutions

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of MSI. Synergy Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Crews Bank & Trust purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the 3rd quarter worth about $29,000. First Command Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company's stock.

About Motorola Solutions

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.