Vanguard Group Inc. Acquires 61,312 Shares of Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA

Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA - Free Report) by 1.0% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,426,782 shares of the industrial products company's stock after purchasing an additional 61,312 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned approximately 12.64% of Zebra Technologies worth $1,981,762,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky boosted its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 3.1% in the first quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky now owns 3,979 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $1,124,000 after buying an additional 120 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new position in Zebra Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at $1,205,000. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. raised its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 7.5% in the 1st quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 2,248 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $635,000 after acquiring an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. lifted its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 19.8% during the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 10,374 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $2,931,000 after acquiring an additional 1,717 shares during the period. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 5,704.9% during the 1st quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 259,363 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $73,286,000 after purchasing an additional 254,895 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.03% of the company's stock.

Zebra Technologies Trading Up 5.5%

ZBRA opened at $240.95 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.61 and a quick ratio of 1.03. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $205.73 and a fifty-two week high of $427.76. The company's 50 day moving average price is $284.17 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $300.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.29 and a beta of 1.80.

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Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The industrial products company reported $3.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.75 by $0.13. Zebra Technologies had a return on equity of 18.08% and a net margin of 9.74%.The company had revenue of $1.32 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $3.49 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Zebra Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 4.200-4.400 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 15.800-15.800 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 13.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Zebra Technologies declared that its board has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Tuesday, August 5th that permits the company to repurchase $250.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the industrial products company to buy up to 1.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. Citigroup decreased their price target on Zebra Technologies from $346.00 to $311.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Zebra Technologies from $280.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Barclays cut their price target on shares of Zebra Technologies from $375.00 to $360.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Zebra Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Zebra Technologies presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $354.00.

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Insider Activity

In other news, Director Satish Dhanasekaran purchased 1,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 18th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $233.12 per share, for a total transaction of $233,120.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 3,356 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $782,350.72. This trade represents a 42.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.84% of the company's stock.

About Zebra Technologies

Zebra Technologies Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides enterprise asset intelligence solutions in the automatic identification and data capture solutions industry worldwide. It operates in two segments, Asset Intelligence & Tracking, and Enterprise Visibility & Mobility. The company designs, manufactures, and sells printers that produce labels, wristbands, tickets, receipts, and plastic cards; dye-sublimination thermal card printers that produce images, which are used for personal identification, access control, and financial transactions; radio frequency identification device (RFID) printers that encode data into passive RFID transponders; accessories and options for printers, including carrying cases, vehicle mounts, and battery chargers; stock and customized thermal labels, receipts, ribbons, plastic cards, and RFID tags for printers; and temperature-monitoring labels primarily used in vaccine distribution.

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