Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the thirteen analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $319.00.

A number of equities analysts recently commented on ZBRA shares. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $345.00 price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Barclays lifted their price objective on Zebra Technologies from $330.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Morgan Stanley set a $323.00 price objective on Zebra Technologies in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Wolfe Research cut their price objective on Zebra Technologies from $309.00 to $281.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their target price on Zebra Technologies from $256.00 to $267.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Zebra Technologies news, insider Cristen L. Kogl sold 145 shares of Zebra Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $235.71, for a total value of $34,177.95. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 23,687 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,583,262.77. The trade was a 0.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Janice M. Roberts sold 3,000 shares of Zebra Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $249.54, for a total value of $748,620.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 6,183 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,542,905.82. The trade was a 32.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 3,154 shares of company stock valued at $784,866. 0.91% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Zebra Technologies

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ZBRA. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Zebra Technologies during the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Garner Asset Management Corp bought a new stake in shares of Zebra Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Johnson Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 330.3% during the fourth quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 142 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 109 shares in the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 164.8% during the fourth quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 143 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 89 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new stake in Zebra Technologies during the second quarter worth $39,000. Institutional investors own 91.03% of the company’s stock.

Zebra Technologies Price Performance

Zebra Technologies stock opened at $255.55 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $223.06 and its 200 day moving average is $239.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 0.96 and a quick ratio of 0.57. The firm has a market cap of $12.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.90 and a beta of 1.62. Zebra Technologies has a one year low of $199.05 and a one year high of $352.66.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 12th. The industrial products company reported $4.75 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.21 by $0.54. The company had revenue of $1.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.48 billion. Zebra Technologies had a return on equity of 18.91% and a net margin of 7.49%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 14.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $4.02 earnings per share. 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 expect that Zebra Technologies will post 15.21 EPS for the current year.

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.