Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. Cuts Holdings in Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. cut its holdings in Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) by 0.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 433,247 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 3,801 shares during the quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. owned 0.85% of Zebra Technologies worth $128,744,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ZBRA. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH purchased a new stake in shares of Zebra Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth $25,000. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 81.7% in the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 109 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the period. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC purchased a new stake in Zebra Technologies during the second quarter worth about $39,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in Zebra Technologies during the second quarter worth about $42,000. Finally, Steph & Co. purchased a new position in Zebra Technologies in the second quarter valued at about $54,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.03% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Zebra Technologies

In other Zebra Technologies news, Director Satish Dhanasekaran acquired 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 18th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $233.12 per share, for a total transaction of $233,120.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, 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 transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.84% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Zebra Technologies Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of ZBRA stock opened at $261.44 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $13.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.35 and a beta of 1.68. The company has a current ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $252.45 and a 200 day moving average price of $290.78. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a twelve month low of $205.73 and a twelve month high of $427.76.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The industrial products company reported $3.88 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.75 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $1.32 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion. Zebra Technologies had a net margin of 9.74% and a return on equity of 18.08%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.49 earnings per share. 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. Research analysts forecast that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 13.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Zacks Research raised Zebra Technologies from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Barclays upped their target price on Zebra Technologies from $360.00 to $368.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday. Citigroup cut their price target on Zebra Technologies from $346.00 to $311.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. KeyCorp reissued a “sector weight” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $350.00.

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.