Caxton Associates LLP Buys New Position in Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA

Caxton Associates LLP purchased a new position in shares of Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 11,242 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,350,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 399.5% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 64,907 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $15,761,000 after purchasing an additional 51,913 shares in the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 27.7% during the fourth quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 65,575 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $15,923,000 after purchasing an additional 14,207 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG grew its position in Zebra Technologies by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 498,207 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $120,975,000 after purchasing an additional 17,038 shares in the last quarter. Triodos Investment Management BV grew its position in Zebra Technologies by 25.6% in the 4th quarter. Triodos Investment Management BV now owns 54,000 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $13,324,000 after purchasing an additional 11,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Willis Investment Counsel increased its stake in Zebra Technologies by 201.6% in the 4th quarter. Willis Investment Counsel now owns 9,453 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,295,000 after buying an additional 6,319 shares during the last quarter. 91.03% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ZBRA has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $317.00 target price on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Barclays increased their price target on Zebra Technologies from $345.00 to $346.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, June 22nd. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on Zebra Technologies from $300.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Zacks Research cut Zebra Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, KeyCorp upgraded Zebra Technologies from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $305.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $327.00.

Insider Transactions at Zebra Technologies

In other news, insider Loizides Melissa Luff sold 500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $253.95, for a total transaction of $126,975.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 3,702 shares in the company, valued at $940,122.90. This represents a 11.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Janice M. Roberts sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $249.54, for a total value of $748,620.00. Following the sale, the director owned 6,183 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,542,905.82. This represents a 32.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 0.91% of the company’s stock.

Zebra Technologies Stock Up 1.2%

Zebra Technologies stock opened at $259.92 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $251.24 and a 200 day simple moving average of $239.07. The company has a current ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a 1-year low of $199.05 and a 1-year high of $352.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.43 and a beta of 1.60.

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

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.