First Trust Advisors LP Has $17.11 Million Stake in Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA

First Trust Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) by 38.7% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 81,839 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 22,854 shares during the quarter. First Trust Advisors LP’s holdings in Zebra Technologies were worth $17,111,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ZBRA. Garner Asset Management Corp bought a new stake in Zebra Technologies during the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Johnson Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 330.3% in the 4th quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 142 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 109 shares in the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 164.8% in the fourth quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 143 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 89 shares during the last quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Zebra Technologies in the second quarter valued at about $39,000. Finally, NBC Securities Inc. bought a new stake in Zebra Technologies during the fourth quarter worth about $57,000. 91.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, 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 value of $126,975.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 3,702 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $940,122.90. This trade represents a 11.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Janice M. Roberts sold 3,000 shares of Zebra Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 $1,542,905.82. This represents a 32.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Company insiders own 0.91% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently commented on ZBRA. Truist Financial increased their price target on Zebra Technologies from $267.00 to $296.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. Wall Street Zen raised Zebra Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, June 28th. Northcoast Research dropped their price objective on Zebra Technologies from $364.00 to $344.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Barclays increased their price objective on Zebra Technologies from $345.00 to $346.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, June 22nd. Finally, UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $327.00.

Zebra Technologies Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of ZBRA stock opened at $282.98 on Thursday. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a 52-week low of $199.05 and a 52-week high of $352.66. The stock has a market cap of $13.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.22 and a beta of 1.60. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $252.86 and its 200-day moving average is $239.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a current ratio of 0.96.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 12th. The industrial products company reported $4.75 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.21 by $0.54. The business had revenue of $1.50 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.48 billion. Zebra Technologies had a return on equity of 18.91% and a net margin of 7.49%.Zebra Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 14.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $4.02 earnings per share. 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. Sell-side analysts predict that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 15.2 EPS 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.