Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio Acquires Shares of 64,625 Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new stake in Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 64,625 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,013,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio owned about 0.14% of Zebra Technologies as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brown Advisory Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 2.1% in the second quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 1,787 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $551,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares during the period. Fulton Bank N.A. grew its position in Zebra Technologies by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. now owns 1,720 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $453,000 after buying an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in Zebra Technologies by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 2,385 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $579,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the period. New York Life Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC now owns 6,972 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,693,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the period. Finally, Gulf International Bank UK Ltd raised its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Gulf International Bank UK Ltd now owns 2,789 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $677,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.03% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Zebra Technologies news, Director Linda Connly sold 500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $377.68, for a total value of $188,840.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 3,708 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,400,437.44. This trade represents a 11.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Michael Cho sold 3,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $375.20, for a total transaction of $1,313,200.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 5,170 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,939,784. The trade was a 40.37% 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.

Zebra Technologies Price Performance

ZBRA opened at $356.45 on Friday. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a 1 year low of $199.05 and a 1 year high of $386.23. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.98 billion, a PE ratio of 32.61 and a beta of 1.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a current ratio of 0.52. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $304.30 and its 200 day simple moving average is $256.61.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $6.35 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.36 by $1.99. The company had revenue of $1.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. Zebra Technologies had a return on equity of 22.29% and a net margin of 9.22%.The firm’s revenue was up 20.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $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. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 17.22 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. BNP Paribas Exane reaffirmed 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. Weiss Ratings raised Zebra Technologies from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Friday, July 17th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Citigroup increased their price objective on Zebra Technologies from $306.00 to $396.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their target price on Zebra Technologies from $296.00 to $355.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $381.00.

Zebra Technologies Company 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.