Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA Stock Sold by ProShare Advisors LLC

ProShare Advisors LLC reduced its holdings in Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) by 26.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 10,624 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 3,768 shares during the quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC’s holdings in Zebra Technologies were worth $3,966,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ZBRA. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake 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 valued at $143,473,000 after acquiring an additional 185,387 shares in the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Zebra Technologies by 3.4% during the first quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 623,965 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $130,459,000 after acquiring an additional 20,567 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its stake in Zebra Technologies by 111.6% during the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 500,628 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $104,671,000 after acquiring an additional 264,015 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. grew its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 34.3% in the third quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 256,025 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $95,577,000 after purchasing an additional 65,320 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings 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 worth $60,849,000 after purchasing an additional 54,222 shares during the period. 91.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Zebra Technologies Trading Down 3.2%

Shares of Zebra Technologies stock opened at $321.64 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $365.39 and a 200 day simple moving average of $281.97. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a 12-month low of $199.05 and a 12-month high of $392.78. The company has a market capitalization of $15.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.31 and a beta of 1.61. The company has a current ratio of 0.57, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 3rd. The industrial products company reported $4.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.89 by $0.06. Zebra Technologies had a net margin of 9.80% and a return on equity of 23.94%. The firm had revenue of $1.61 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.57 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $3.88 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 18.13 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ZBRA has been the subject of several research reports. Truist Financial raised their target price on Zebra Technologies from $355.00 to $378.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 5th. Cfra raised Zebra Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Needham & Company LLC increased their price target on Zebra Technologies from $410.00 to $435.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 15th. Citigroup cut their price target on Zebra Technologies from $400.00 to $398.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Zebra Technologies from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 13th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Zebra Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $388.67.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Zebra Technologies news, Director Linda Connly sold 500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $377.68, for a total value of $188,840.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 3,708 shares in the company, valued at $1,400,437.44. This represents a 11.88% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.91% of the company’s stock.

Zebra Technologies News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Zebra Technologies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zebra beat Q3 earnings expectations, citing strong demand for mobile computing and growth in automation, and raised its 2026 outlook. Higher memory costs remain a headwind, but the stronger full-year outlook is supportive. ZBRA Q3 Earnings Call Highlights Strong Demand and Raised Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: CFRA upgraded Zebra from Hold to Buy. Barclays also raised its price target to $432 and maintained an Overweight rating. CFRA upgrade Barclays price target
• Positive Sentiment: A Zacks analysis says the recent selloff has left ZBRA technically oversold, while analysts’ upward earnings-estimate revisions could support a rebound. This is a potential catalyst, not a guarantee of a turnaround. Zacks turnaround analysis
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst actions were mixed: Morgan Stanley raised its target to $380 but kept an Equal Weight rating; BNP Paribas Exane trimmed its target to $455 while retaining Outperform; and Citi and Truist made modest target cuts while maintaining Neutral and Hold ratings, respectively. Morgan Stanley target Truist target
• Negative Sentiment: The near-term concern is Zebra’s Q4 earnings outlook, which disappointed investors even as Q3 results were strong. The report was associated with a sharp share-price decline, suggesting guidance outweighed the quarterly beat. Report on Q4 outlook and shares

Zebra Technologies 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.