Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Decreases Stock Position in Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH cut its holdings in Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) by 45.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 20,281 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 16,561 shares during the quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH’s holdings in Zebra Technologies were worth $4,948,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ZBRA. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Zebra Technologies in the third quarter valued at about $26,000. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC purchased a new stake in Zebra Technologies in the second quarter valued at about $39,000. Eastern Bank raised its stake in Zebra Technologies by 132.0% in the third quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 174 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $52,000 after buying an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its stake in Zebra Technologies by 3,900.0% in the third quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 200 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $59,000 after buying an additional 195 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Zebra Technologies by 108.2% in the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 279 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $83,000 after buying an additional 145 shares during the last quarter. 91.03% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on ZBRA. Citigroup reduced their price objective on Zebra Technologies from $315.00 to $274.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Barclays reduced their price objective on Zebra Technologies from $351.00 to $330.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $345.00 price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Zacks Research cut Zebra Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Finally, UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $335.00 price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Zebra Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $321.38.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Cristen L. Kogl sold 145 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $235.71, for a total transaction of $34,177.95. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 23,687 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,583,262.77. This trade represents a 0.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.91% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Zebra Technologies Stock Down 0.8%

Zebra Technologies stock opened at $219.24 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $10.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.83 and a beta of 1.65. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a 52 week low of $199.05 and a 52 week high of $352.66. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $220.44 and its 200 day moving average price is $244.89. The company has a quick ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The industrial products company reported $4.33 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.34 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $1.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.47 billion. Zebra Technologies had a return on equity of 18.09% and a net margin of 7.76%.The firm’s revenue was up 10.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $4.00 earnings per share. Zebra Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 4.050-4.350 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.700-18.300 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 15 earnings per share for the current year.

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.