Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) Stock Rated “Moderate Buy” by Wall Street Analysts

Shares of Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) have received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and nine have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $385.83.

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. BNP Paribas Exane restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $455.00 price objective (up from $370.00) on shares of Zebra Technologies in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies from $355.00 to $378.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 5th. KeyCorp raised their target price on shares of Zebra Technologies from $305.00 to $430.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research note on Monday, October 12th. Finally, Barclays increased their price target on Zebra Technologies from $410.00 to $416.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, October 12th.

Insider Activity at Zebra Technologies

In related news, insider Michael Cho sold 3,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $375.20, for a total value of $1,313,200.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 5,170 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,939,784. This trade represents a 40.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Linda Connly sold 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $377.68, for a total transaction of $188,840.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 3,708 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,400,437.44. This represents a 11.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 0.91% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Swedbank AB grew its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 958.0% in the first quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 417,898 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $87,374,000 after purchasing an additional 378,400 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 111.6% during the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 500,628 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $104,671,000 after acquiring an additional 264,015 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 415.3% in the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 288,311 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $60,280,000 after acquiring an additional 232,360 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 37.0% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 686,335 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $143,473,000 after purchasing an additional 185,387 shares during the period. Finally, Oslo Pensjonsforsikring AS bought a new stake in shares of Zebra Technologies during the 1st quarter valued at about $26,993,000. 91.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Zebra Technologies Stock Performance

Zebra Technologies stock opened at $381.67 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $366.70 and its two-hundred day moving average is $278.69. The firm has a market cap of $18.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.92 and a beta of 1.58. Zebra Technologies has a 52 week low of $199.05 and a 52 week high of $392.78.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $6.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.36 by $1.99. The company had revenue of $1.56 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $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. On average, equities research analysts predict that Zebra Technologies will post 18.07 earnings per share for the current year.

Zebra Technologies Company Profile

Zebra Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: ZBRA) develops technologies that help businesses identify, track and manage assets, inventory and operational processes. Its solutions are used by organizations in retail, manufacturing, transportation and logistics, healthcare, government and other industries to improve visibility and productivity across their operations.

The company’s portfolio includes barcode and label printers, barcode scanners, mobile computers, radio-frequency identification (RFID) readers and tags, machine-vision systems, fixed industrial scanners and related software.