Zebra Technologies Corporation (ZBRA) – What Are Analysts Thinking About This Stock?

Shares of Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) have received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and nine have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $385.83.

Several research analysts have recently commented on ZBRA shares. TD Cowen lifted their target price on Zebra Technologies from $400.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research report on Monday, October 12th. Wall Street Zen cut Zebra Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday. Truist Financial raised their price objective on Zebra Technologies from $355.00 to $378.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 5th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies from $410.00 to $435.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 15th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Linda Connly sold 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $377.68, for a total value of $188,840.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 3,708 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,400,437.44. This trade represents a 11.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Michael Cho sold 3,500 shares of Zebra Technologies stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $375.20, for a total transaction of $1,313,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 5,170 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,939,784. This trade represents a 40.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.91% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Zebra Technologies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ZBRA. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 37.0% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 686,335 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $143,473,000 after purchasing an additional 185,387 shares during the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC increased its position in Zebra Technologies by 3.4% in the first quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 623,965 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $130,459,000 after buying an additional 20,567 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its position in Zebra Technologies by 111.6% in the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 500,628 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $104,671,000 after buying an additional 264,015 shares during the period. Swedbank AB lifted its stake in Zebra Technologies by 958.0% in the first quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 417,898 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $87,374,000 after buying an additional 378,400 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in Zebra Technologies by 22.9% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 291,031 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $60,849,000 after buying an additional 54,222 shares during the last quarter. 91.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Zebra Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of ZBRA stock opened at $386.45 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a current ratio of 0.52. Zebra Technologies has a one year low of $199.05 and a one year high of $392.78. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $366.07 and its 200-day simple moving average is $296.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.36 and a beta of 1.58.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $6.35 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.36 by $1.99. Zebra Technologies had a return on equity of 22.29% and a net margin of 9.22%. The business had revenue of $1.56 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.61 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Zebra Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.700-4.900 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 20.750-21.250 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Zebra Technologies will post 18.07 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Zebra Technologies Company Profile

Zebra Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: ZBRA) develops technologies that help businesses identify, track and manage assets, inventory and operational processes. Its solutions are used by organizations in retail, manufacturing, transportation and logistics, healthcare, government and other industries to improve visibility and productivity across their operations.

The company’s portfolio includes barcode and label printers, barcode scanners, mobile computers, radio-frequency identification (RFID) readers and tags, machine-vision systems, fixed industrial scanners and related software.