Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Grows Position in Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) by 5.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 378,600 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 18,134 shares during the quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in Zebra Technologies were worth $91,932,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of ZBRA. Nordea Investment Management AB grew its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 87.9% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 1,874,206 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $457,419,000 after purchasing an additional 876,711 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 1,310.3% in the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 779,680 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $240,422,000 after purchasing an additional 724,396 shares during the period. UBS Group AG grew its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 112.3% in the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 481,169 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $142,984,000 after purchasing an additional 254,525 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 57.7% in the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 683,349 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $165,931,000 after purchasing an additional 250,102 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 119.5% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 442,656 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $136,498,000 after purchasing an additional 241,004 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.03% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on ZBRA shares. Zacks Research lowered shares of Zebra Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 20th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies from $330.00 to $345.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. BNP Paribas Exane upped their price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies from $365.00 to $370.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Northcoast Research dropped their price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies from $364.00 to $344.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Zebra Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $319.00.

Insider Activity

In other Zebra Technologies news, insider Cristen L. Kogl sold 145 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $235.71, for a total transaction of $34,177.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 23,687 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,583,262.77. This trade represents a 0.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Janice M. Roberts sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $249.54, for a total transaction of $748,620.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 6,183 shares in the company, valued at $1,542,905.82. This represents a 32.67% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 3,154 shares of company stock valued at $784,866. 0.91% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Zebra Technologies Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of ZBRA stock opened at $259.35 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 0.96 and a quick ratio of 0.58. The firm has a market cap of $12.76 billion, a PE ratio of 31.36 and a beta of 1.62. The company has a 50-day moving average of $219.88 and a two-hundred day moving average of $240.33. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a 1-year low of $199.05 and a 1-year high of $352.66.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 12th. The industrial products company reported $4.75 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.21 by $0.54. The company had revenue of $1.50 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm 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. On average, analysts predict that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 15.21 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.