Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) have received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen brokerages that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $319.0909.

A number of brokerages have issued reports on ZBRA. Citigroup upped their price objective on Zebra Technologies from $274.00 to $284.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Northcoast Research decreased their price objective on Zebra Technologies from $364.00 to $344.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Zebra Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 20th. Truist Financial upped their price objective on Zebra Technologies from $256.00 to $267.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, 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 report on Wednesday, May 13th.

Insider Activity at Zebra Technologies

In other news, 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 sale, the director directly owned 6,183 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,542,905.82. This represents a 32.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, 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 value of $126,975.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 3,702 shares in the company, valued at approximately $940,122.90. The trade was a 11.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 0.91% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Zebra Technologies

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,645,605 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,613,686,000 after buying an additional 132,151 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,263,614 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $549,651,000 after buying an additional 21,488 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 87.9% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 1,874,206 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $457,419,000 after buying an additional 876,711 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 30.1% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,801,516 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $437,444,000 after buying an additional 416,568 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,338,221 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $323,697,000 after buying an additional 5,224 shares during the period. 91.03% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Zebra Technologies Trading Up 4.2%

Shares of ZBRA stock opened at $247.78 on Thursday. Zebra Technologies has a 1 year low of $199.05 and a 1 year high of $352.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 0.96 and a quick ratio of 0.57. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $237.62 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $237.71. The company has a market cap of $11.80 billion, a PE ratio of 29.96 and a beta of 1.63.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 12th. The industrial products company reported $4.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.21 by $0.54. Zebra Technologies had a return on equity of 18.91% and a net margin of 7.49%.The business had revenue of $1.50 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.48 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $4.02 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Research analysts predict that Zebra Technologies will post 15.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Zebra Technologies Company Profile

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.