28,141 Shares in Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA Acquired by Capital Fund Management S.A.

Key Points

• Capital Fund Management S.A. acquired 28,141 shares of Zebra Technologies Corporation, valued at approximately $7,952,000, representing 0.05% of the company.
• Several institutional investors, including Brown Advisory Inc. and Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC, increased their stakes in Zebra Technologies during the first quarter, with 91.03% of the stock now owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
• Analysts have a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" for Zebra Technologies, with an average price target of $357.44, reflecting positive market sentiment toward the stock.

Capital Fund Management S.A. purchased a new stake in Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 28,141 shares of the industrial products company's stock, valued at approximately $7,952,000. Capital Fund Management S.A. owned 0.05% of Zebra Technologies as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brown Advisory Inc. lifted its stake in Zebra Technologies by 8.7% in the first quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 1,751 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $495,000 after buying an additional 140 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in Zebra Technologies by 33.0% in the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 7,912 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $2,236,000 after buying an additional 1,964 shares during the period. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in Zebra Technologies by 6.4% in the fourth quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,192 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $460,000 after buying an additional 72 shares during the period. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Zebra Technologies by 1.9% in the first quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,473 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $981,000 after buying an additional 66 shares during the period. Finally, Asset Management One Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in Zebra Technologies by 6.3% in the first quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 21,321 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $6,024,000 after buying an additional 1,267 shares during the period. 91.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have issued reports on ZBRA. Truist Financial boosted their price target on Zebra Technologies from $269.00 to $319.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. BNP Paribas Exane raised Zebra Technologies from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $408.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. UBS Group lowered their target price on Zebra Technologies from $425.00 to $410.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Zebra Technologies from $320.00 to $367.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Zebra Technologies from $280.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Zebra Technologies presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $357.44.

Zebra Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ZBRA opened at $308.51 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a twelve month low of $205.73 and a twelve month high of $427.76. The stock's 50 day moving average is $317.65 and its 200-day moving average is $295.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.13 and a beta of 1.75.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The industrial products company reported $3.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.31 by $0.30. Zebra Technologies had a return on equity of 18.95% and a net margin of 10.56%.The business had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.29 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $3.18 earnings per share. Zebra Technologies's revenue was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Zebra Technologies has set its FY 2025 guidance at 15.250-15.750 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 3.600-3.800 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 13.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Zebra Technologies announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback program on Tuesday, August 5th that authorizes the company to buyback $250.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the industrial products company to reacquire up to 1.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

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.

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