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

Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the twelve analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have assigned a hold recommendation, five have assigned a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $354.00.

A number of research firms recently weighed in on ZBRA. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Zebra Technologies from $375.00 to $360.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Needham & Company LLC upped their price target on Zebra Technologies from $325.00 to $345.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Truist Financial cut their price target on Zebra Technologies from $350.00 to $331.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Zebra Technologies from $280.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Zebra Technologies

In other news, Director Satish Dhanasekaran purchased 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 18th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $233.12 per share, with a total value of $233,120.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 3,356 shares in the company, valued at $782,350.72. The trade was a 42.44% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.84% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Zebra Technologies

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ZBRA. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 7.5% in the 1st quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 2,248 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $635,000 after buying an additional 156 shares during the period. Mackenzie Financial Corp grew its position in Zebra Technologies by 5.5% in the 1st quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 8,434 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,383,000 after acquiring an additional 443 shares in the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. increased its stake in Zebra Technologies by 350.0% during the first quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,872 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $529,000 after purchasing an additional 1,456 shares during the period. GSA Capital Partners LLP lifted its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 317.4% during the first quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 2,788 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $788,000 after purchasing an additional 2,120 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new position in shares of Zebra Technologies in the first quarter valued at approximately $277,000. 91.03% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Zebra Technologies Stock Up 1.1%

NASDAQ ZBRA opened at $253.24 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $277.13 and a 200 day moving average price of $299.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.61. The company has a market cap of $12.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.53 and a beta of 1.80. Zebra Technologies has a one year low of $205.73 and a one year high of $427.76.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The industrial products company reported $3.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.75 by $0.13. Zebra Technologies had a net margin of 9.74% and a return on equity of 18.08%. The company had revenue of $1.32 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.32 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $3.49 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. Zebra Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 4.200-4.400 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 15.800-15.800 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Zebra Technologies will post 13.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Zebra Technologies announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase program on Tuesday, August 5th that authorizes the company to repurchase $250.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the industrial products company to repurchase up to 1.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Zebra Technologies Company 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.