Inceptionr LLC Invests $590,000 in Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA

Inceptionr LLC purchased a new position in shares of Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 2,821 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $590,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 39.9% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,318 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $372,000 after purchasing an additional 376 shares in the last quarter. Caxton Associates LLP bought a new position in shares of Zebra Technologies during the 1st quarter worth approximately $317,000. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 7.2% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 1,441 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $407,000 after buying an additional 97 shares during the period. Brown Advisory Inc. boosted its stake in Zebra Technologies by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 1,787 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $551,000 after buying an additional 36 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cresset Asset Management LLC grew 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 valued at $772,000 after acquiring an additional 407 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 91.03% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Zebra Technologies news, Director Janice M. Roberts sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $249.54, for a total value of $748,620.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 6,183 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,542,905.82. This represents a 32.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Loizides Melissa Luff sold 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $253.95, for a total value of $126,975.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 3,702 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $940,122.90. The trade was a 11.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 0.91% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ZBRA has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $317.00 price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Zebra Technologies from $284.00 to $306.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Zebra Technologies from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies from $345.00 to $346.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, June 22nd. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane boosted their target price on Zebra Technologies from $365.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $327.00.

Zebra Technologies Trading Up 1.2%

ZBRA opened at $259.92 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $251.24 and a 200 day simple moving average of $239.07. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $199.05 and a fifty-two week high of $352.66. The company has a market cap of $12.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.43 and a beta of 1.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 0.96 and a quick ratio of 0.57.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 12th. The industrial products company reported $4.75 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.21 by $0.54. The company had revenue of $1.50 billion during 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 business’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $4.02 EPS. 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. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 15.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Zebra Technologies 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.