Zacks Research Upgrades Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) to Hold

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) was upgraded by research analysts at Zacks Research from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday, MarketBeat Ratings reports.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on ZBRA. KeyCorp restated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies from $375.00 to $360.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Citigroup cut their price target on Zebra Technologies from $346.00 to $311.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Truist Financial lowered 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, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $349.00.

Zebra Technologies Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of ZBRA stock opened at $246.74 on Monday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $258.67 and a two-hundred day moving average of $293.91. The firm has a market cap of $12.50 billion, a PE ratio of 24.87 and a beta of 1.67. Zebra Technologies has a 1-year low of $205.73 and a 1-year high of $427.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.61 and a quick ratio of 1.19.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The industrial products company reported $3.88 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.75 by $0.13. Zebra Technologies had a net margin of 9.74% and a return on equity of 18.08%. The firm had revenue of $1.32 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.32 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $3.49 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Zebra Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 4.200-4.400 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 15.800-15.800 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Zebra Technologies will post 13.71 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Satish Dhanasekaran purchased 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 18th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $233.12 per share, for a total transaction of $233,120.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 3,356 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $782,350.72. This trade represents a 42.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.84% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Zebra Technologies

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ZBRA. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,513,454 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,935,538,000 after acquiring an additional 86,672 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,242,126 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $666,270,000 after purchasing an additional 37,756 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 5.8% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,413,247 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $435,789,000 after buying an additional 77,383 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners lifted its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 1,130,117 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $335,940,000 after buying an additional 4,237 shares during the period. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 42.1% in the third quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,107,541 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $329,117,000 after buying an additional 327,861 shares in the last quarter. 91.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.