Analysts Set Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) Target Price at $354.00

Shares of Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) have received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twelve brokerages that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have given a hold recommendation, five have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $354.00.

ZBRA has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Truist Financial lowered their target price on shares of Zebra Technologies from $350.00 to $331.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. KeyCorp reissued a “sector weight” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Zacks Research lowered Zebra Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Zebra Technologies from $375.00 to $360.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies from $346.00 to $311.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th.

Zebra Technologies Price Performance

NASDAQ ZBRA opened at $263.05 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The company has a market cap of $13.33 billion, a PE ratio of 26.52 and a beta of 1.67. Zebra Technologies has a 52 week low of $205.73 and a 52 week high of $427.76. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $272.87 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $298.25.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The industrial products company reported $3.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.75 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $1.32 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.32 billion. Zebra Technologies had a net margin of 9.74% and a return on equity of 18.08%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $3.49 earnings per share. Zebra Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 4.200-4.400 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 15.800-15.800 EPS. Research analysts predict that Zebra Technologies will post 13.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Zebra Technologies

In other news, Director Satish Dhanasekaran purchased 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 18th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $233.12 per share, with a total value of $233,120.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 3,356 shares in the company, valued at $782,350.72. This trade represents a 42.44% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.84% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Zebra Technologies

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ZBRA. Nordea Investment Management AB grew its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 1,826.5% during the third quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 997,495 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $292,705,000 after purchasing an additional 945,718 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its position in Zebra Technologies by 1,310.3% during 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 last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Zebra Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $166,750,000. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. purchased a new position in Zebra Technologies in the 1st quarter worth approximately $99,995,000. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. increased its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 469.4% in the 2nd quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 401,839 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $123,911,000 after buying an additional 331,263 shares during the last quarter. 91.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Zebra Technologies Company Profile

Zebra Technologies Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides enterprise asset intelligence solutions in the automatic identification and data capture solutions industry worldwide. It operates in two segments, Asset Intelligence & Tracking, and Enterprise Visibility & Mobility. The company designs, manufactures, and sells printers that produce labels, wristbands, tickets, receipts, and plastic cards; dye-sublimination thermal card printers that produce images, which are used for personal identification, access control, and financial transactions; radio frequency identification device (RFID) printers that encode data into passive RFID transponders; accessories and options for printers, including carrying cases, vehicle mounts, and battery chargers; stock and customized thermal labels, receipts, ribbons, plastic cards, and RFID tags for printers; and temperature-monitoring labels primarily used in vaccine distribution.