Cascade Investment Advisors Inc. Grows Stock Position in Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA

Cascade Investment Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) by 54.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 7,230 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,545 shares during the quarter. Cascade Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Zebra Technologies were worth $1,756,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of ZBRA. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC raised its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 43.6% in the 4th quarter. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC now owns 3,704 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $899,000 after purchasing an additional 1,125 shares during the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC grew its position in Zebra Technologies by 27.7% during the 4th quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 65,575 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $15,923,000 after purchasing an additional 14,207 shares during the last quarter. Czech National Bank increased its stake in Zebra Technologies by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 13,359 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,244,000 after purchasing an additional 445 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its stake in Zebra Technologies by 399.5% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 64,907 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $15,761,000 after purchasing an additional 51,913 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norway Savings Bank raised its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 9.7% in the fourth quarter. Norway Savings Bank now owns 4,460 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,083,000 after buying an additional 394 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.03% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Zebra Technologies news, insider Cristen L. Kogl sold 145 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $235.71, for a total value of $34,177.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 23,687 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,583,262.77. The trade was a 0.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.84% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on ZBRA. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $335.00 price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies in a report on Friday, February 13th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $345.00 target price on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Truist Financial reduced their target price on Zebra Technologies from $331.00 to $291.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Barclays lowered their price target on Zebra Technologies from $351.00 to $330.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Zebra Technologies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $339.25.

Zebra Technologies Stock Down 0.9%

ZBRA stock opened at $202.64 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $9.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.80 and a beta of 1.65. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a 12 month low of $200.44 and a 12 month high of $352.66. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $232.33 and its 200-day simple moving average is $258.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.97 and a quick ratio of 0.58.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The industrial products company reported $4.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.34 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $1.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.47 billion. Zebra Technologies had a net margin of 7.76% and a return on equity of 18.09%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $4.00 earnings per share. Zebra Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 4.050-4.350 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.700-18.300 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 13.71 earnings per share for the current year.

About Zebra Technologies

Zebra Technologies Corporation is a global technology company specializing in marking, tracking and computer printing solutions. The company produces a wide range of hardware and software products designed to enable real-time visibility of assets, inventory and personnel across diverse industries. Its offerings help businesses automate data capture and streamline operations in environments such as retail, healthcare, manufacturing, transportation and logistics.

The company’s product portfolio includes barcode and RFID printers, mobile computing devices, barcode scanners, RFID readers and related supplies such as labels and tags.