Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) Reaches New 12-Month High – Here’s What Happened

Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high on Monday . The stock traded as high as $383.63 and last traded at $375.1490, with a volume of 733724 shares. The stock had previously closed at $376.49.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on ZBRA shares. Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies from $345.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $317.00 price target on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Zebra Technologies from $306.00 to $396.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies from $400.00 to $450.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Zebra Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $381.00.

Zebra Technologies Stock Performance

The company has a current ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The company has a market cap of $18.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.05 and a beta of 1.59. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $270.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is $245.28.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $6.35 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.36 by $1.99. The business had revenue of $1.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. Zebra Technologies had a net margin of 9.22% and a return on equity of 22.29%. The company’s revenue was up 20.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $3.61 earnings per share. Zebra Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.700-4.900 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 20.750-21.250 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 16.07 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Linda Connly sold 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $377.68, for a total value of $188,840.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 3,708 shares in the company, valued at $1,400,437.44. The trade was a 11.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Janice M. Roberts sold 3,000 shares of the company’s 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 completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 6,183 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,542,905.82. This trade represents a 32.67% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 7,500 shares of company stock worth $2,377,635. 0.91% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ZBRA. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 1,310.3% in the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 779,680 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $240,422,000 after acquiring an additional 724,396 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Zebra Technologies in the 4th quarter worth $134,505,000. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 2,635.4% during the 4th quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 543,473 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $132,575,000 after purchasing an additional 523,605 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 30.1% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,801,516 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $437,444,000 after purchasing an additional 416,568 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Swedbank AB grew its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 958.0% during the first quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 417,898 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $87,374,000 after purchasing an additional 378,400 shares in the last quarter. 91.03% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.