Notable Mover: After Touching 52-Week High, Is Motorola Solutions Inc’s Near-Term Analysis Positive?

The stock of Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE:MSI) hit a new 52-week high and has $84.92 target or 3.00% above today’s $82.45 share price. The 8 months bullish chart indicates low risk for the $13.90 billion company. The 1-year high was reported on Dec, 7 by Barchart.com. If the $84.92 price target is reached, the company will be worth $417.00 million more.
The 52-week high event is an important milestone for every stock because it shows very positive momentum and is time when buyers come in. During such notable technical setup, fundamental investors usually stay away and are careful shorting or selling the stock. About 79,735 shares traded hands. Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE:MSI) has risen 10.78% since May 4, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 2.92% the S&P500.

Analysts await Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE:MSI) to report earnings on February, 27. They expect $1.79 EPS, up 19.33% or $0.29 from last year’s $1.5 per share. MSI’s profit will be $301.77M for 11.52 P/E if the $1.79 EPS becomes a reality. After $1.30 actual EPS reported by Motorola Solutions Inc for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts 37.69% EPS growth.

Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE:MSI) Ratings Coverage

Out of 12 analysts covering Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI), 5 rate it a “Buy”, 1 “Sell”, while 6 “Hold”. This means 42% are positive. $85 is the highest target while $57 is the lowest. The $71.42 average target is -13.38% below today’s ($82.45) stock price. Motorola Solutions has been the topic of 19 analyst reports since August 6, 2015 according to StockzIntelligence Inc. Bernstein upgraded the shares of MSI in a report on Tuesday, February 23 to “Outperform” rating. The firm earned “Hold” rating on Monday, December 7 by Jefferies. On Thursday, August 6 the stock rating was maintained by Deutsche Bank with “Hold”. The firm has “Neutral” rating given on Wednesday, February 24 by Macquarie Research. The stock has “Buy” rating given by Argus Research on Thursday, February 25. The rating was initiated by Macquarie Research with “Underperform” on Thursday, October 22. The stock of Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE:MSI) has “Neutral” rating given on Wednesday, May 4 by Northcoast. Goldman Sachs initiated it with “Buy” rating and $81 target price in Thursday, June 30 report. The company was reinitiated on Tuesday, October 6 by JP Morgan. The rating was maintained by Deutsche Bank on Friday, December 4 with “Hold”.

According to Zacks Investment Research, “Motorola Solutions is engaged in providing communication equipments, software and services. It focuses on providing public safety communications ranging from infrastructure to applications and devices. The Company operates its business through two divisions: Government and Enterprise. The Enterprise segment is focused on mobile computing systems, advance data capture and wireless networks. The Government segment makes radio systems, radio devices and control centers for governments around the world. Products offered by the Company include devices, networks, systems, accessories, software and services.”

Insitutional Activity: The institutional sentiment decreased to 1.04 in 2016 Q3. Its down 0.13, from 1.17 in 2016Q2. The ratio fall, as 36 funds sold all Motorola Solutions Inc shares owned while 158 reduced positions. 51 funds bought stakes while 151 increased positions. They now own 129.11 million shares or 2.20% less from 132.02 million shares in 2016Q2.
Moreover, Assetmark has 0% invested in Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE:MSI) for 210 shares. The Illinois-based Prudential Public Limited has invested 0.09% in Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE:MSI). Moreover, Lpl Fincl Ltd Liability has 0.03% invested in Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE:MSI) for 48,765 shares. Moreover, Marlowe Prtn L P has 9.78% invested in Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE:MSI) for 175,457 shares. Blackrock Group Incorporated accumulated 0.06% or 1.64M shares. Huntington Commercial Bank reported 5,343 shares or 0.01% of all its holdings. Zacks Mgmt has invested 0.16% of its portfolio in Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE:MSI). Criterion Capital Ltd Liability Corporation has 0.72% invested in the company for 237,339 shares. Centurylink Investment has 0.62% invested in the company for 24,051 shares. Focused Wealth Mgmt, a New York-based fund reported 7 shares. Ledyard Bancorp holds 0% of its portfolio in Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE:MSI) for 71 shares. Ny State Common Retirement Fund has invested 0.06% of its portfolio in Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE:MSI). Numeric Invsts Ltd Liability Com has 0.01% invested in the company for 14,600 shares. Ameriprise Fincl last reported 0.01% of its portfolio in the stock. Johnson Financial Grp, a Wisconsin-based fund reported 961 shares.

Insider Transactions: Since August 5, 2016, the stock had 0 insider buys, and 6 insider sales for $12.57 million net activity. 11,199 shares were sold by MOLLOY JOHN P, worth $830,297 on Wednesday, August 10. The insider HACKER MARK S. sold $355,441. $9.02M worth of Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE:MSI) was sold by BROWN GREGORY Q. Another trade for 14,428 shares valued at $1.11M was made by BONANOTTE GINO A on Friday, August 26. BRDA BRUCE W sold $812,377 worth of stock. Wozniak John K sold $438,008 worth of stock or 6,000 shares.

MSI Company Profile

Motorola Solutions, Inc. (Motorola Solutions), incorporated on March 9, 1973, is a well-known provider of communication infrastructure, devices, accessories, software and services. The Firm operates through two divisions: Products and Services. The Firm addresses the communication needs of government agencies, state and local public safety and first-responder agencies, and commercial and industrial clients utilizing private communications networks and manages a mobile workforce. The Company’s serves global customer base spanning federal, state, county, province, territory, municipal, and departmental independent bodies, along with its commercial and industrial customers. It serves its clients with a global footprint of sales in approximately 100 countries.

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