Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA Shares Acquired by Calamos Advisors LLC

Calamos Advisors LLC grew its stake in Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) by 7.2% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 44,488 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,982 shares during the period. Calamos Advisors LLC owned about 0.09% of Zebra Technologies worth $9,302,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Brown Advisory Inc. increased its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 1,787 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $551,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in Zebra Technologies by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 2,385 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $579,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Zebra Technologies by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC now owns 6,972 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,693,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Gulf International Bank UK Ltd boosted its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Gulf International Bank UK Ltd now owns 2,789 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $677,000 after buying an additional 42 shares during the period. Finally, M&T Bank Corp boosted its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 2,812 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $683,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the period. 91.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Zebra Technologies

In related news, insider Loizides Melissa Luff sold 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $253.95, for a total value of $126,975.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 3,702 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $940,122.90. This trade represents a 11.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Janice M. Roberts sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $249.54, for a total transaction of $748,620.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 6,183 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,542,905.82. This trade represents a 32.67% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.91% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Zebra Technologies Stock Down 2.5%

Zebra Technologies stock opened at $260.11 on Wednesday. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a twelve month low of $199.05 and a twelve month high of $352.66. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $247.50 and its 200-day simple moving average is $238.09. The company has a current ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.45 and a beta of 1.60.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 12th. The industrial products company reported $4.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.21 by $0.54. Zebra Technologies had a return on equity of 18.91% and a net margin of 7.49%.The firm had revenue of $1.50 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.48 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $4.02 earnings per share. Zebra Technologies’s revenue was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Zebra Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 18.300-18.700 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 4.200-4.500 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 15.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Northcoast Research cut their price objective on Zebra Technologies from $364.00 to $344.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 27th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Zebra Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, June 28th. KeyCorp raised Zebra Technologies from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $305.00 target price for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Citigroup lifted their target price on Zebra Technologies from $284.00 to $306.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of Zebra Technologies from $300.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $327.00.

Zebra Technologies Company Profile

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.