Moran Wealth Management LLC Raises Holdings in Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA

Moran Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) by 35.8% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 8,536 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 2,248 shares during the quarter. Moran Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Zebra Technologies were worth $1,785,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of ZBRA. Brown Advisory Inc. raised its position in Zebra Technologies by 2.1% in the second quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 1,787 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $551,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 1.7% during the 4th 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 grew its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 0.6% during the 4th 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 during the period. Gulf International Bank UK Ltd grew its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Gulf International Bank UK Ltd now owns 2,789 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $677,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the period. Finally, M&T Bank Corp increased its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 2,812 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $683,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.03% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ZBRA has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Northcoast Research decreased their price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies from $364.00 to $344.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 27th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $345.00 target price on shares of Zebra Technologies in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Zebra Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Wolfe Research lowered their price target on Zebra Technologies from $309.00 to $281.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, KeyCorp raised Zebra Technologies from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $305.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Zebra Technologies has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $321.73.

Zebra Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ZBRA opened at $267.18 on Monday. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a 12-month low of $199.05 and a 12-month high of $352.66. The company has a market capitalization of $12.73 billion, a PE ratio of 32.31 and a beta of 1.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 0.96 and a quick ratio of 0.57. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $241.37 and its two-hundred day moving average is $237.31.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 12th. The industrial products company reported $4.75 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.21 by $0.54. Zebra Technologies had a net margin of 7.49% and a return on equity of 18.91%. The business had revenue of $1.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.48 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $4.02 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.3% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Equities analysts anticipate that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 15.2 EPS for the current fiscal 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.