Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 18.300-18.700 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 17.370. The company issued revenue guidance of -, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $6.0 billion.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently commented on the stock. Truist Financial decreased their price target on shares of Zebra Technologies from $294.00 to $256.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 20th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $335.00 price target on shares of Zebra Technologies in a report on Friday, February 13th. Citigroup decreased their price target on shares of Zebra Technologies from $315.00 to $274.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 13th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on shares of Zebra Technologies from $350.00 to $300.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 30th. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of Zebra Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 20th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Zebra Technologies presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $321.38.

Zebra Technologies Price Performance

NASDAQ ZBRA opened at $216.96 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.67 billion, a PE ratio of 26.56 and a beta of 1.62. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $217.85 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $241.45. Zebra Technologies has a 12-month low of $199.05 and a 12-month high of $352.66.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The industrial products company reported $4.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.34 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $1.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.47 billion. Zebra Technologies had a net margin of 7.76% and a return on equity of 18.09%. Zebra Technologies’s revenue was up 10.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm 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, equities analysts predict that Zebra Technologies will post 15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Zebra Technologies

In other Zebra Technologies news, insider Cristen L. Kogl sold 145 shares of Zebra Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $235.71, for a total value of $34,177.95. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 23,687 shares in the company, valued at $5,583,262.77. The trade was 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 through the SEC website. 0.91% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Zebra Technologies

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Zebra Technologies in the second quarter worth $208,000. Quantitative Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Zebra Technologies in the third quarter worth $207,000. Voleon Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Zebra Technologies in the third quarter worth $204,000. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Zebra Technologies in the fourth quarter worth $203,000. Finally, GeoWealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 310.2% in the third quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC now owns 681 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $202,000 after buying an additional 515 shares during the last quarter. 91.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.