London Co. of Virginia Trims Stake in Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA

London Co. of Virginia reduced its position in Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) by 24.2% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 139,594 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 44,657 shares during the period. London Co. of Virginia’s holdings in Zebra Technologies were worth $33,898,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 399.5% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 64,907 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $15,761,000 after purchasing an additional 51,913 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,513,454 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,935,538,000 after purchasing an additional 86,672 shares during the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 27.7% in the 4th quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 65,575 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $15,923,000 after purchasing an additional 14,207 shares during the last quarter. Moore Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Zebra Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at about $16,142,000. Finally, Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 424.0% in the 3rd quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 22,490 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $6,683,000 after purchasing an additional 18,198 shares during the last quarter. 91.03% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ZBRA has been the subject of several analyst reports. Northcoast Research reduced their price objective on Zebra Technologies from $364.00 to $344.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Wolfe Research reduced their price objective on Zebra Technologies from $309.00 to $281.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. BNP Paribas Exane upped their price objective on Zebra Technologies from $365.00 to $370.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $345.00 price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Zebra Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $319.00.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Loizides Melissa Luff sold 500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $253.95, for a total transaction of $126,975.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 3,702 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $940,122.90. This represents a 11.90% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Janice M. Roberts sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $249.54, for a total value of $748,620.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 6,183 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,542,905.82. This trade represents a 32.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 0.91% of the company’s stock.

Zebra Technologies Stock Down 1.1%

ZBRA opened at $237.39 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $235.22 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $238.38. The company has a quick ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The company has a market cap of $11.31 billion, a PE ratio of 28.70 and a beta of 1.63. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a 52 week low of $199.05 and a 52 week high of $352.66.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 12th. The industrial products company reported $4.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.21 by $0.54. The business had revenue of $1.50 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.48 billion. Zebra Technologies had a return on equity of 18.91% and a net margin of 7.49%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $4.02 EPS. Zebra Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 18.300-18.700 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 4.200-4.500 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 15.2 EPS for the current year.

About Zebra Technologies

Zebra Technologies Corporation is a global technology company specializing in marking, tracking and computer printing solutions. The company produces a wide range of hardware and software products designed to enable real-time visibility of assets, inventory and personnel across diverse industries. Its offerings help businesses automate data capture and streamline operations in environments such as retail, healthcare, manufacturing, transportation and logistics.

The company’s product portfolio includes barcode and RFID printers, mobile computing devices, barcode scanners, RFID readers and related supplies such as labels and tags.