Certuity LLC Purchases Shares of 625 Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI)

Certuity LLC purchased a new stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 625 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $289,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MSI. Schear Investment Advisers LLC lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 9.2% during the 4th quarter. Schear Investment Advisers LLC now owns 4,378 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $2,024,000 after purchasing an additional 370 shares during the last quarter. JSF Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. JSF Financial LLC now owns 2,706 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $1,251,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares during the last quarter. Axecap Investments LLC lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 15.1% during the 4th quarter. Axecap Investments LLC now owns 9,622 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $4,448,000 after purchasing an additional 1,264 shares during the last quarter. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Motorola Solutions during the 4th quarter worth $111,000. Finally, Essex Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in shares of Motorola Solutions by 14.5% during the 4th quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 545 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $252,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 0.5 %

NYSE MSI opened at $464.80 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 firm has a market cap of $77.68 billion, a PE ratio of 50.91, a P/E/G ratio of 3.54 and a beta of 1.02. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a one year low of $316.34 and a one year high of $507.82. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $468.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $458.21.

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 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%. Analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 12.57 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on MSI shares. Raymond James lifted 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. StockNews.com cut shares of Motorola Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday. Bank of America lifted 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. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target 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. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price target 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. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Motorola Solutions currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $504.88.

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.