Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA Shares Acquired by Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) by 52.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 7,012 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,414 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s holdings in Zebra Technologies were worth $2,162,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. grew its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 66.6% during the second quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 7,305 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,253,000 after buying an additional 2,921 shares in the last quarter. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH purchased a new position in Zebra Technologies in the second quarter worth approximately $25,000. Aberdeen Group plc grew its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 2.7% during the 2nd quarter. Aberdeen Group plc now owns 38,553 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $11,888,000 after acquiring an additional 1,001 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 81.7% during the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 109 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Triodos Investment Management BV purchased a new stake in shares of Zebra Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $7,401,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.03% of the company’s stock.

Zebra Technologies Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ ZBRA opened at $293.93 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $309.74 and a 200 day moving average price of $294.54. The stock has a market cap of $14.95 billion, a PE ratio of 27.76 and a beta of 1.75. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a 52-week low of $205.73 and a 52-week high of $427.76.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The industrial products company reported $3.61 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.31 by $0.30. The company had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.29 billion. Zebra Technologies had a return on equity of 18.95% and a net margin of 10.56%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $3.18 earnings per share. Zebra Technologies has set its FY 2025 guidance at 15.250-15.750 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 3.600-3.800 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 13.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Zebra Technologies declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback program on Tuesday, August 5th that allows the company to buyback $250.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the industrial products company to repurchase up to 1.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Zebra Technologies from $319.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research downgraded Zebra Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Zebra Technologies from $320.00 to $367.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Citigroup upped their price target on Zebra Technologies from $340.00 to $346.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $369.56.

Zebra Technologies Profile

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.