Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA Shares Acquired by Blair William & Co. IL

Blair William & Co. IL lifted its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) by 0.1% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 87,140 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 97 shares during the quarter. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in Zebra Technologies were worth $26,870,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Venturi Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 61.3% in the 2nd quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,100 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $648,000 after buying an additional 798 shares during the period. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS increased its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 1.7% during the second quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 17,650 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $5,443,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. KPP Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 37.0% in the 2nd quarter. KPP Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,037 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $628,000 after acquiring an additional 550 shares during the period. Fenimore Asset Management Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 8.9% in the 2nd quarter. Fenimore Asset Management Inc now owns 351,633 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $108,430,000 after acquiring an additional 28,655 shares during the last quarter. Finally, DAVENPORT & Co LLC boosted its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 23.6% during the 2nd quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 11,183 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,457,000 after purchasing an additional 2,132 shares during the period. 91.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Zebra Technologies Trading Down 2.8%

ZBRA opened at $298.79 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $313.13 and a 200 day moving average price of $294.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 1.46 and a quick ratio of 1.03. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a 12 month low of $205.73 and a 12 month high of $427.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.21 and a beta of 1.75.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The industrial products company reported $3.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.31 by $0.30. Zebra Technologies had a return on equity of 18.95% and a net margin of 10.56%.The business had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.29 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $3.18 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Zebra Technologies has set its FY 2025 guidance at 15.250-15.750 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 3.600-3.800 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 13.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Zebra Technologies declared that its board has approved a stock repurchase program on Tuesday, August 5th that permits the company to buyback $250.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization permits the industrial products company to reacquire up to 1.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ZBRA has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Zebra Technologies from $280.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research note on Wednesday. Zacks Research upgraded Zebra Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, September 12th. Citigroup increased their target price on Zebra Technologies from $340.00 to $346.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Barclays set a $375.00 target price on Zebra Technologies in a research report on Tuesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $369.56.

About Zebra Technologies

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.