Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) Stock Rating Raised to “Strong-Buy” at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating in a research report released on Saturday morning,Wall Street Zen reports.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Barclays boosted their price target on Zebra Technologies from $410.00 to $416.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, October 12th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies from $355.00 to $378.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 5th. BNP Paribas Exane restated an “outperform” rating and set a $455.00 target price (up from $370.00) on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $317.00 price target on shares of Zebra Technologies in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Zebra Technologies from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $385.83.

Zebra Technologies Trading Down 2.3%

NASDAQ:ZBRA opened at $369.01 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $17.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.76 and a beta of 1.58. The company has a quick ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 0.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. Zebra Technologies has a 52 week low of $199.05 and a 52 week high of $390.80. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $365.54 and its 200-day moving average price is $289.94.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $6.35 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.36 by $1.99. Zebra Technologies had a return on equity of 22.29% and a net margin of 9.22%. The company had revenue of $1.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.50 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $3.61 earnings per share. Zebra Technologies’s revenue was up 20.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Zebra Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.700-4.900 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 20.750-21.250 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Zebra Technologies will post 18.07 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Linda Connly sold 500 shares of Zebra Technologies stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $377.68, for a total value of $188,840.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 3,708 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,400,437.44. The trade was a 11.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Michael Cho sold 3,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $375.20, for a total value of $1,313,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 5,170 shares in the company, valued at $1,939,784. This represents a 40.37% 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 owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Fulton Bank N.A. raised its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. now owns 1,720 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $453,000 after buying an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Alliance LLC grew its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 5.2% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Alliance LLC now owns 1,029 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $215,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its position in Zebra Technologies by 33.7% in the 2nd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 222 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $58,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the period. IFM Investors Pty Ltd raised its position in Zebra Technologies by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd now owns 11,119 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,325,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the period. Finally, Empirical Finance LLC grew its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 3.5% during the second quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 1,770 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $466,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. 91.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Zebra Technologies

Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA) provides enterprise asset intelligence and automation solutions that help organizations identify, track, and manage physical assets, inventory, and business processes. Its offerings are designed to improve visibility, productivity, accuracy, and operational efficiency across workplaces and supply chains.

The company’s portfolio includes barcode and RFID printers, labels, supplies, scanners, mobile computers, RFID readers, machine-vision systems, workflow software, and related services.