Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $383.08 According to Brokerages

Key Points

• Analysts maintain a bullish outlook: Zebra Technologies has a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating from 13 brokerages, with an average 12-month price target of $383.08.
• Strong quarterly performance: The company reported $6.35 in quarterly EPS, beating estimates of $4.36, while revenue rose 20.4% year over year to $1.56 billion.
• Institutional ownership is high: Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.03% of shares, although two insiders recently sold stock worth a combined roughly $1.5 million.

Shares of Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA - Get Free Report) have received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the thirteen brokerages that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $383.08.

A number of brokerages have issued reports on ZBRA. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on Zebra Technologies from $400.00 to $450.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. UBS Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. KeyCorp increased their target price on shares of Zebra Technologies from $305.00 to $430.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Zebra Technologies from a "hold (c-)" rating to a "hold (c)" rating in a report on Friday, July 17th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Zebra Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th.

Zebra Technologies Trading Up 1.4%

Shares of ZBRA opened at $370.04 on Friday. Zebra Technologies has a 1 year low of $199.05 and a 1 year high of $386.23. The company has a current ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $341.62 and a 200-day simple moving average of $271.89. The stock has a market cap of $17.63 billion, a PE ratio of 33.86 and a beta of 1.60.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 business had revenue of $1.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $3.61 EPS. Zebra Technologies's quarterly revenue was up 20.4% on a year-over-year basis. 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, sell-side analysts predict that Zebra Technologies will post 17.22 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Zebra Technologies

In other news, insider Michael Cho sold 3,500 shares of Zebra Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $375.20, for a total value of $1,313,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 5,170 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,939,784. The trade was a 40.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Linda Connly sold 500 shares of Zebra Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $377.68, for a total transaction of $188,840.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 3,708 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,400,437.44. This trade represents a 11.88% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 0.91% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Zebra Technologies

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of ZBRA. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Zebra Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $134,505,000. Focus Partners Wealth increased its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 2,635.4% in the fourth quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 543,473 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $132,575,000 after purchasing an additional 523,605 shares in the last quarter. Swedbank AB raised its position in Zebra Technologies by 958.0% in the 1st quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 417,898 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $87,374,000 after purchasing an additional 378,400 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its position in Zebra Technologies by 111.6% in the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 500,628 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $104,671,000 after purchasing an additional 264,015 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 415.3% during the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 288,311 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $60,280,000 after buying an additional 232,360 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.03% of the company's stock.

About Zebra Technologies

Zebra Technologies Corporation NASDAQ: ZBRA provides enterprise asset intelligence solutions that help organizations identify, track and manage physical assets, inventory and workflows. Its technologies are used to capture data at the point of activity and connect that information with business systems.

The company offers barcode and label printers, mobile computers, handheld and fixed industrial scanners, RFID readers and printers, machine vision and imaging systems, location solutions, and related software and services.

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