Insider Selling: Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) Insider Sells 500 Shares of Stock

Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) insider Loizides Melissa Luff sold 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 in the company, valued at approximately $940,122.90. The trade was a 11.90% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Zebra Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of ZBRA stock traded down $4.61 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $247.90. 1,099,674 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 834,458. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $226.05 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $238.97. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.98 and a beta of 1.62. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a 12-month low of $199.05 and a 12-month 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.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last announced its 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. 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.48 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $4.02 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly 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. On average, analysts forecast that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 15.21 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Zebra Technologies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ZBRA. Summitry LLC increased its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 8.1% during the 1st quarter. Summitry LLC now owns 190,110 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $39,748,000 after purchasing an additional 14,266 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 22.9% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 291,031 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $60,849,000 after purchasing an additional 54,222 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 3.9% during the 1st quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 238,700 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $49,907,000 after purchasing an additional 8,928 shares in the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 3.4% during the 1st quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 623,965 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $130,459,000 after purchasing an additional 20,567 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Delta Global Management LP purchased a new position in shares of Zebra Technologies during the 1st quarter worth approximately $2,195,000. 91.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on ZBRA shares. Wolfe Research decreased their target price on shares of Zebra Technologies from $309.00 to $281.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Northcoast Research reduced their price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies from $364.00 to $344.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Zebra Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. BNP Paribas Exane raised their price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies from $365.00 to $370.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Zebra Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $319.00.

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.