Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) has received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twelve ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, five have given a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $354.00.

ZBRA has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Needham & Company LLC increased their target price on shares of Zebra Technologies from $325.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. KeyCorp restated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Zebra Technologies from $320.00 to $367.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Zebra Technologies from $280.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th.

Zebra Technologies Stock Up 0.5%

Zebra Technologies stock opened at $259.54 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $298.13 and its 200 day moving average price is $301.37. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The firm has a market cap of $13.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.16 and a beta of 1.80. Zebra Technologies has a 52 week low of $205.73 and a 52 week high of $427.76.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The industrial products company reported $3.88 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.75 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $1.32 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.32 billion. Zebra Technologies had a return on equity of 18.08% and a net margin of 9.74%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $3.49 EPS. 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, sell-side analysts anticipate that Zebra Technologies will post 13.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Zebra Technologies announced that its board has initiated a share repurchase plan on Tuesday, August 5th that authorizes the company to repurchase $250.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the industrial products company to buy up to 1.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Zebra Technologies

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 1,826.5% in the 3rd quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 997,495 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $292,705,000 after buying an additional 945,718 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 1,310.3% in the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 779,680 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $240,422,000 after acquiring an additional 724,396 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Zebra Technologies in the second quarter valued at approximately $166,750,000. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. acquired a new position in Zebra Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at $99,995,000. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. lifted its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 469.4% in the 2nd quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 401,839 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $123,911,000 after purchasing an additional 331,263 shares in the last quarter. 91.03% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Zebra Technologies Company 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.