Prospera Financial Services Inc Purchases Shares of 12,474 Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA

Prospera Financial Services Inc purchased a new position in Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 12,474 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,846,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of ZBRA. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. lifted its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 6.3% in the 1st quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 1,659 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $469,000 after buying an additional 98 shares during the period. Brown Advisory Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 8.7% during the first quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 1,751 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $495,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its stake in Zebra Technologies by 29.7% in the first quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 192 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $54,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 34.5% in the first quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 15,454 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $4,367,000 after acquiring an additional 3,960 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Xponance Inc. boosted its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 2.9% in the first quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 8,687 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,455,000 after acquiring an additional 243 shares in the last quarter. 91.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Zebra Technologies Price Performance

ZBRA stock opened at $259.54 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $298.13 and a 200-day moving average price of $301.37. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a 52-week low of $205.73 and a 52-week high of $427.76. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.16 and a beta of 1.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.61.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The industrial products company reported $3.88 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.75 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $1.32 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion. Zebra Technologies had a return on equity of 18.08% and a net margin of 9.74%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $3.49 EPS. Zebra Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 4.200-4.400 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 15.800-15.800 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 13.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Zebra Technologies declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Tuesday, August 5th that authorizes the company to buyback $250.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the industrial products company to repurchase up to 1.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ZBRA has been the subject of several research reports. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies from $320.00 to $367.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Zebra Technologies from $375.00 to $360.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. KeyCorp reissued a “sector weight” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Truist Financial cut their price objective on Zebra Technologies from $350.00 to $331.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC raised their target price on Zebra Technologies from $325.00 to $345.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $354.00.

About Zebra Technologies

Zebra Technologies Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides enterprise asset intelligence solutions in the automatic identification and data capture solutions industry worldwide. It operates in two segments, Asset Intelligence & Tracking, and Enterprise Visibility & Mobility. The company designs, manufactures, and sells printers that produce labels, wristbands, tickets, receipts, and plastic cards; dye-sublimination thermal card printers that produce images, which are used for personal identification, access control, and financial transactions; radio frequency identification device (RFID) printers that encode data into passive RFID transponders; accessories and options for printers, including carrying cases, vehicle mounts, and battery chargers; stock and customized thermal labels, receipts, ribbons, plastic cards, and RFID tags for printers; and temperature-monitoring labels primarily used in vaccine distribution.