Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd Increases Holdings in Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA

Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd lifted its holdings in Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) by 424.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 22,490 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 18,198 shares during the period. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd’s holdings in Zebra Technologies were worth $6,683,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 1,826.5% in the 3rd 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. grew its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 1,310.3% during the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 779,680 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $240,422,000 after buying an additional 724,396 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Zebra Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $166,750,000. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. raised its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 469.4% during the second quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 401,839 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $123,911,000 after buying an additional 331,263 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS Group AG raised its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 112.3% during the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 481,169 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $142,984,000 after buying an additional 254,525 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.03% of the company’s stock.

Zebra Technologies Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of ZBRA opened at $203.62 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.02 billion, a PE ratio of 24.92 and a beta of 1.65. The company’s fifty day moving average is $237.72 and its 200 day moving average is $262.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 0.97. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $200.44 and a fifty-two week high of $352.66.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The industrial products company reported $4.33 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.34 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $1.48 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.47 billion. Zebra Technologies had a net margin of 7.76% and a return on equity of 18.09%. Zebra Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $4.00 EPS. Zebra Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 4.050-4.350 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.700-18.300 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 13.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Cristen L. Kogl sold 145 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $235.71, for a total transaction of $34,177.95. Following the sale, the insider owned 23,687 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,583,262.77. This represents a 0.61% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.84% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ZBRA has been the subject of a number of research reports. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $345.00 target price on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $335.00 price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies in a report on Friday, February 13th. Truist Financial cut their price objective on Zebra Technologies from $331.00 to $291.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their target price on Zebra Technologies from $311.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $339.25.

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.