Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) have earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $325.00.

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on ZBRA shares. 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 report on Wednesday, May 13th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $345.00 target price on shares of Zebra Technologies in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Citigroup upped their price target 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. Northcoast Research cut their price target on shares of Zebra Technologies from $364.00 to $344.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $317.00 price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research report on Thursday.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Loizides Melissa Luff sold 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 in the company, valued at approximately $940,122.90. This trade represents a 11.90% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Janice M. Roberts sold 3,000 shares of Zebra Technologies stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $249.54, for a total value of $748,620.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 6,183 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,542,905.82. The trade was a 32.67% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 0.91% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ZBRA. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its stake in Zebra Technologies by 87.9% in the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 1,874,206 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $457,419,000 after acquiring an additional 876,711 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 1,310.3% in the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 779,680 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $240,422,000 after purchasing an additional 724,396 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Zebra Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at about $134,505,000. Focus Partners Wealth lifted its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 2,635.4% during the 4th quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 543,473 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $132,575,000 after buying an additional 523,605 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 30.1% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,801,516 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $437,444,000 after buying an additional 416,568 shares during the period. 91.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Zebra Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ZBRA opened at $272.52 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $246.05 and a 200 day moving average price of $237.84. Zebra Technologies has a 52 week low of $199.05 and a 52 week high of $352.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a current ratio of 0.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.98 billion, a PE ratio of 32.95 and a beta of 1.60.

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

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.