MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH Acquires New Position in Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA

MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH bought a new position in Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 3,132 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $931,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of ZBRA. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 39.9% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,318 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $372,000 after purchasing an additional 376 shares during the period. Caxton Associates LLP acquired a new stake in Zebra Technologies in the 1st quarter worth about $317,000. Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 7.2% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 1,441 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $407,000 after buying an additional 97 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth grew its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 18.1% in the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 18,059 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $5,103,000 after buying an additional 2,762 shares during the period. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 58.3% during the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 23,964 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $6,767,000 after acquiring an additional 8,829 shares during the last quarter. 91.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ZBRA has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Zebra Technologies from $346.00 to $311.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays dropped their price objective on Zebra Technologies from $375.00 to $360.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. KeyCorp reiterated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Truist Financial lowered their price target on Zebra Technologies from $331.00 to $291.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $349.00.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Satish Dhanasekaran bought 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 18th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $233.12 per share, for a total transaction of $233,120.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 3,356 shares in the company, valued at $782,350.72. This represents a 42.44% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 0.84% of the company’s stock.

Zebra Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of ZBRA stock opened at $259.48 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The company has a market cap of $13.15 billion, a PE ratio of 26.16 and a beta of 1.68. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $252.55 and its 200-day simple moving average is $291.51. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a 52 week low of $205.73 and a 52 week high of $427.76.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The industrial products company reported $3.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.75 by $0.13. Zebra Technologies had a return on equity of 18.08% and a net margin of 9.74%.The firm had revenue of $1.32 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $3.49 EPS. The firm’s quarterly 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 and its FY 2025 guidance at 15.800-15.800 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 13.71 EPS for the current year.

About Zebra Technologies

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.