Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) Stake Boosted by Catalyst Financial Partners LLC

Catalyst Financial Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 9.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 541 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $250,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.7% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,454,643 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $3,358,848,000 after purchasing an additional 198,183 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 2.4% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,736,045 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,675,588,000 after purchasing an additional 89,320 shares during the last quarter. Swedbank AB grew its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 1,026,996 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $474,708,000 after purchasing an additional 3,040 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 59,189.5% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 967,604 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $435,064,000 after purchasing an additional 965,972 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Motorola Solutions by 1.0% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 900,171 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $404,744,000 after purchasing an additional 8,651 shares during the last quarter. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

Motorola Solutions Stock Performance

MSI opened at $437.35 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $73.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.54 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.23, a current ratio of 1.25 and a quick ratio of 1.07. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a 1-year low of $318.20 and a 1-year high of $507.82. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $468.39 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $458.26.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last announced 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%. Research analysts predict that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 12.57 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.