Lombard Odier Asset Management Switzerland SA Takes Position in Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA

Lombard Odier Asset Management Switzerland SA purchased a new position in shares of Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 2,625 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $549,000.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in ZBRA. Garner Asset Management Corp bought a new stake in shares of Zebra Technologies in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new position in Zebra Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth $39,000. Johnson Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in Zebra Technologies by 330.3% during the 4th quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 142 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 109 shares during the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. increased its position in Zebra Technologies by 164.8% in the fourth quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 143 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 89 shares during the period. Finally, NBC Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in Zebra Technologies in the fourth quarter worth $57,000. Institutional investors own 91.03% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Zebra Technologies news, Director Janice M. Roberts sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $249.54, for a total transaction of $748,620.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 6,183 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,542,905.82. This trade represents a 32.67% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, 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 transaction 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 SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 0.91% of the company’s stock.

Zebra Technologies Stock Up 7.5%

Shares of Zebra Technologies stock opened at $284.40 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 0.96 and a quick ratio of 0.57. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a 1-year low of $199.05 and a 1-year high of $352.66. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $252.07 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $239.28. The company has a market capitalization of $13.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.39 and a beta of 1.60.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 12th. The industrial products company reported $4.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.21 by $0.54. Zebra Technologies had a return on equity of 18.91% and a net margin of 7.49%.The company had revenue of $1.50 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.48 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $4.02 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, research analysts forecast that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 15.2 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on ZBRA. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $345.00 price target on shares of Zebra Technologies in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Northcoast Research dropped their price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies from $364.00 to $344.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a 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 Sunday, June 28th. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Zebra Technologies from $284.00 to $306.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Zebra Technologies from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $327.00.

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.