Oak Thistle LLC Grows Stock Position in Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA

Oak Thistle LLC boosted its position in shares of Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) by 299.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,642 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 6,480 shares during the quarter. Oak Thistle LLC’s holdings in Zebra Technologies were worth $2,568,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH purchased a new position in shares of Zebra Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth about $25,000. Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its stake in Zebra Technologies by 101.9% in the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 107 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in Zebra Technologies by 81.7% in the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 109 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC purchased a new position in shares of Zebra Technologies during the second quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Zebra Technologies during the second quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.03% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have issued reports on ZBRA. Truist Financial lowered their price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies from $350.00 to $331.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. KeyCorp reaffirmed a “sector weight” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. 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. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Barclays decreased their target price on Zebra Technologies from $375.00 to $360.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $354.00.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Satish Dhanasekaran acquired 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 18th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $233.12 per share, for a total transaction of $233,120.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 3,356 shares in the company, valued at $782,350.72. The trade was a 42.44% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.84% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Zebra Technologies Stock Down 1.6%

NASDAQ:ZBRA opened at $261.17 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $267.85 and its 200-day simple moving average is $297.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 1.61. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $205.73 and a fifty-two week high of $427.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.33 and a beta of 1.67.

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, beating the consensus estimate of $3.75 by $0.13. Zebra Technologies had a return on equity of 18.08% and a net margin of 9.74%.The firm had revenue of $1.32 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.32 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $3.49 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Zebra Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 4.200-4.400 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 15.800-15.800 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 13.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.