BNP Paribas Financial Markets Grows Position in Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA

BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) by 12.4% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 97,625 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,735 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets’ holdings in Zebra Technologies were worth $23,705,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in Zebra Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Garner Asset Management Corp bought a new stake in shares of Zebra Technologies in the 4th quarter worth $30,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 164.8% in the 4th quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 143 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 89 shares in the last quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new stake in shares of Zebra Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth $39,000. Finally, NBC Securities Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Zebra Technologies in the 4th quarter worth $57,000. Institutional investors own 91.03% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ZBRA has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Wolfe Research reduced their target price on Zebra Technologies from $309.00 to $281.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Barclays lifted their target price on Zebra Technologies from $330.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Wall Street Zen raised Zebra Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 16th. Finally, Northcoast Research reduced their target price on Zebra Technologies from $364.00 to $344.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 27th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $319.00.

Zebra Technologies Stock Performance

ZBRA stock opened at $232.11 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $11.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.07 and a beta of 1.63. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a 1 year low of $199.05 and a 1 year high of $352.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 0.96 and a quick ratio of 0.57. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $231.54 and its 200-day moving average price is $238.77.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 12th. The industrial products company reported $4.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.21 by $0.54. The firm had revenue of $1.50 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.48 billion. Zebra Technologies had a return on equity of 18.91% and a net margin of 7.49%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $4.02 EPS. 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, equities analysts forecast that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 15.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Zebra Technologies

In related news, Director Janice M. Roberts sold 3,000 shares of Zebra Technologies stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $249.54, for a total transaction of $748,620.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 6,183 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,542,905.82. The trade was a 32.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Loizides Melissa Luff sold 500 shares of Zebra Technologies stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $253.95, for a total value of $126,975.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 3,702 shares in the company, valued at $940,122.90. This trade represents a 11.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.91% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.