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

Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) insider Loizides Melissa Luff sold 500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $253.95, for a total transaction of $126,975.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 3,702 shares in the company, valued at approximately $940,122.90. This represents a 11.90% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Zebra Technologies Trading Down 1.8%

Shares of ZBRA opened at $247.90 on Friday. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a twelve month low of $199.05 and a twelve month high of $352.66. The company has a market cap of $11.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.98 and a beta of 1.62. The company has a current ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $226.83 and its 200-day simple moving average is $238.89.

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, beating the consensus estimate of $4.21 by $0.54. Zebra Technologies had a net margin of 7.49% and a return on equity of 18.91%. The business had revenue of $1.50 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.48 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $4.02 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.3% on a year-over-year basis. 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. As a group, analysts expect that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 15.21 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ZBRA. Nordea Investment Management AB grew its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 87.9% during the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 1,874,206 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $457,419,000 after acquiring an additional 876,711 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 1,310.3% during the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 779,680 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $240,422,000 after acquiring an additional 724,396 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in Zebra Technologies during the 4th quarter worth about $134,505,000. Focus Partners Wealth grew its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 2,635.4% during the 4th quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 543,473 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $132,575,000 after acquiring an additional 523,605 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in Zebra Technologies by 30.1% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,801,516 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $437,444,000 after purchasing an additional 416,568 shares during the last quarter. 91.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ZBRA has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Zebra Technologies from $330.00 to $345.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Zebra Technologies from $300.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $345.00 target price on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Morgan Stanley set a $323.00 target price on Zebra Technologies in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their target price on Zebra Technologies from $274.00 to $284.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $319.00.

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.