Loizides Melissa Luff Sells 500 Shares of Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) Stock

Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) insider Loizides Melissa Luff sold 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 3,702 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $940,122.90. This trade represents a 11.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

Zebra Technologies Trading Down 1.8%

ZBRA stock traded down $4.61 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $247.90. The stock had a trading volume of 1,099,674 shares, compared to its average volume of 834,458. The firm has a market cap of $11.81 billion, a PE ratio of 29.98 and a beta of 1.62. 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 Corporation has a 12-month low of $199.05 and a 12-month high of $352.66. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $226.05 and its 200 day moving average price is $238.97.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 12th. The industrial products company reported $4.75 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.21 by $0.54. The firm 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%. Zebra Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $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, equities research analysts predict that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 15.21 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Truist Financial lifted their target price on shares of Zebra Technologies from $256.00 to $267.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Morgan Stanley set a $323.00 target price on shares of Zebra Technologies in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on shares of Zebra Technologies from $300.00 to $310.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $335.00 target price on shares of Zebra Technologies in a report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Northcoast Research reduced their target price on shares of Zebra Technologies from $364.00 to $344.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 27th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $319.00.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Zebra Technologies

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ZBRA. Brown Advisory Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 2.1% in the 2nd 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 during the period. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 2,385 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $579,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the period. New York Life Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC now owns 6,972 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,693,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the period. Gulf International Bank UK Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Gulf International Bank UK Ltd now owns 2,789 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $677,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the period. Finally, Profund Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter. Profund Advisors LLC now owns 893 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $265,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 91.03% of the company’s stock.

About Zebra Technologies

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.