Cascade Investment Advisors Inc. Grows Holdings in Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA

Cascade Investment Advisors Inc. grew its position in Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) by 54.3% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 7,230 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,545 shares during the quarter. Cascade Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Zebra Technologies were worth $1,756,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of ZBRA. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC now owns 986 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $304,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares during the period. Brown Advisory Inc. grew its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 2.1% in the second quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 1,787 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $551,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares during the period. Dearborn Partners LLC grew its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 3.9% in the second quarter. Dearborn Partners LLC now owns 1,200 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $370,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the period. Profund Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 5.4% in the third quarter. Profund Advisors LLC now owns 893 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $265,000 after buying an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Finally, United Community Bank raised its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 16.4% during the 3rd quarter. United Community Bank now owns 448 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $133,000 after buying an additional 63 shares during the period. 91.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on ZBRA. Zacks Research upgraded Zebra Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Morgan Stanley set a $323.00 price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Truist Financial dropped their target price on shares of Zebra Technologies from $331.00 to $291.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Finally, Barclays cut their target price on shares of Zebra Technologies from $351.00 to $330.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $339.25.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Zebra Technologies news, insider Cristen L. Kogl sold 145 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $235.71, for a total value of $34,177.95. Following the transaction, the insider owned 23,687 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,583,262.77. This represents a 0.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.84% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Zebra Technologies Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of Zebra Technologies stock opened at $202.64 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $232.33 and a 200 day moving average of $258.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 0.97. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.80 and a beta of 1.65. 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 posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The industrial products company reported $4.33 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.34 by ($0.01). Zebra Technologies had a net margin of 7.76% and a return on equity of 18.09%. The business had revenue of $1.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.47 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $4.00 EPS. Zebra Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.6% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. As a group, research analysts predict that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 13.71 earnings per share for the current 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.