Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund Has $2.17 Million Position in Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA

Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund raised its holdings in Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) by 75.9% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 10,385 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,480 shares during the period. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund’s holdings in Zebra Technologies were worth $2,171,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new stake in Zebra Technologies in the third quarter valued at about $26,000. Garner Asset Management Corp acquired a new position in shares of Zebra Technologies in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Johnson Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 330.3% during the 4th quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 142 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 109 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in Zebra Technologies by 164.8% in the 4th quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 143 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 89 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC acquired a new stake in Zebra Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at $39,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.03% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have issued reports on ZBRA. Truist Financial increased their price objective on Zebra Technologies from $267.00 to $296.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their target price on shares of Zebra Technologies from $365.00 to $370.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Zebra Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 20th. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Zebra Technologies from $345.00 to $346.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, June 22nd. Finally, Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Zebra Technologies from $274.00 to $284.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Zebra Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $321.73.

Insider Activity at Zebra Technologies

In other news, Director Janice M. Roberts sold 3,000 shares of Zebra Technologies stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $249.54, for a total value of $748,620.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 6,183 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,542,905.82. This trade represents a 32.67% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Loizides Melissa Luff sold 500 shares of Zebra Technologies stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the insider directly 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 disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 0.91% of the company’s stock.

Zebra Technologies Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of NASDAQ ZBRA opened at $270.29 on Tuesday. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a 1-year low of $199.05 and a 1-year high of $352.66. The company has a market cap of $12.87 billion, a PE ratio of 32.68 and a beta of 1.60. 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 company has a 50-day moving average of $242.24 and a two-hundred day moving average of $237.38.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 12th. The industrial products company reported $4.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.21 by $0.54. Zebra Technologies had a net margin of 7.49% and a return on equity of 18.91%. The company 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. Zebra Technologies’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. As a group, equities analysts expect that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 15.2 earnings per share 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.