Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) Insider Sells $126,975.00 in Stock

Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) insider Loizides Melissa Luff sold 500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $253.95, for a total transaction of $126,975.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 3,702 shares in the company, valued at $940,122.90. This trade represents a 11.90% 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.

Zebra Technologies Stock Down 1.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:ZBRA opened at $243.63 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.46 and a beta of 1.62. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a 1-year low of $199.05 and a 1-year high of $352.66. The company’s fifty day moving average is $227.55 and its two-hundred day moving average is $238.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a current ratio of 0.96.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 12th. The industrial products company reported $4.75 earnings per share 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 analysts’ expectations of $1.48 billion. Zebra Technologies had a net margin of 7.49% and a return on equity of 18.91%. The firm’s revenue was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company 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. Equities analysts anticipate that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 15.2 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Zebra Technologies

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ZBRA. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in Zebra Technologies by 39.9% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,318 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $372,000 after acquiring an additional 376 shares in the last quarter. Caxton Associates LLP bought a new stake in Zebra Technologies in the first quarter worth about $317,000. Empowered Funds LLC raised its position in Zebra Technologies by 7.2% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 1,441 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $407,000 after acquiring an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. raised its position 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 worth $551,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cresset Asset Management LLC raised its position in Zebra Technologies by 19.4% in the second quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 2,504 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $772,000 after acquiring an additional 407 shares in the last quarter. 91.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have weighed in on ZBRA. Wolfe Research dropped their target price on shares of Zebra Technologies from $309.00 to $281.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Morgan Stanley set a $323.00 target price on Zebra Technologies in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Truist Financial raised their target price on Zebra Technologies from $256.00 to $267.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Barclays raised their target price on Zebra Technologies from $330.00 to $345.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane raised their target price on Zebra Technologies from $365.00 to $370.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $319.00.

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.