Los Angeles Capital Management LLC Boosts Stock Position in Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA

Los Angeles Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) by 57.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 35,709 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,965 shares during the quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC owned about 0.07% of Zebra Technologies worth $11,011,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 1.9% during the first quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 1,866 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $527,000 after buying an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP grew its stake in Zebra Technologies by 29.7% in the 1st 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. Horizon Investments LLC grew its stake in Zebra Technologies by 6.5% in the 1st quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 750 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $212,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co. raised its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 15.8% in the 1st quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 344 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $97,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mission Wealth Management LP lifted its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 3.8% during the 2nd quarter. Mission Wealth Management LP now owns 1,306 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $403,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the period. 91.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Zebra Technologies Price Performance

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

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The industrial products company reported $3.88 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.75 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $1.32 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.32 billion. Zebra Technologies had a net margin of 9.74% and a return on equity of 18.08%. The firm’s revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous 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 anticipate that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 13.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Zebra Technologies declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase plan on Tuesday, August 5th that allows the company to repurchase $250.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the industrial products company to reacquire up to 1.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently commented on ZBRA. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Citigroup lowered their price target on Zebra Technologies from $346.00 to $311.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies from $280.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of Zebra Technologies from $320.00 to $367.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Zebra Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $354.00.

Zebra Technologies Profile

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.