Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC Has $483,000 Stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI)

Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) by 11.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,044 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 106 shares during the quarter. Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $483,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Synergy Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Motorola Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Crews Bank & Trust acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions in the third quarter worth $29,000. First Command Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions in the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.17% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have commented on MSI shares. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $495.00 to $505.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on Motorola Solutions from $440.00 to $530.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. StockNews.com raised Motorola Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, Barclays reduced 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. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $505.88.

Motorola Solutions Trading Down 0.1 %

MSI stock opened at $422.99 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $70.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.88, a PEG ratio of 3.82 and a beta of 1.03. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a twelve month low of $329.70 and a twelve month high of $507.82. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.30. The business has a fifty day moving average of $454.75 and a 200-day moving average of $460.73.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last released 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). The firm had revenue of $3.01 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3 billion. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 197.59% and a net margin of 14.58%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 13.55 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a $1.09 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $4.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.03%. Motorola Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is presently 47.29%.

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.