B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Grows Stock Holdings in Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA

Key Points

• B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG increased its Zebra Technologies position by 477.3% in the second quarter, bringing its holdings to 18,244 shares valued at approximately $4.8 million. Institutional investors collectively own 91.03% of the company.
• Analysts raised several price targets, including BNP Paribas Exane to $455 and Citigroup to $396. Zebra has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $381.
• Zebra reported quarterly EPS of $6.35, exceeding estimates of $4.36, while revenue rose 20.4% year over year to $1.56 billion. The stock opened at $357.50, up 1.8%.

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG grew its position in shares of Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA - Free Report) by 477.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 18,244 shares of the industrial products company's stock after purchasing an additional 15,084 shares during the period. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG's holdings in Zebra Technologies were worth $4,803,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of ZBRA. Wedbush Securities Inc. grew its position in Zebra Technologies by 14.2% during the second quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 1,119 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $294,000 after acquiring an additional 139 shares during the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new stake in shares of Zebra Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $17,013,000. American Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Zebra Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at $869,000. Ancora Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Zebra Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at $179,000. Finally, Heartland Bank & Trust Co bought a new position in shares of Zebra Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at $243,000. 91.03% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the stock. BNP Paribas Exane reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $455.00 target price (up from $370.00) on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Wall Street Zen raised Zebra Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Sunday, June 28th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Zebra Technologies from a "hold (c-)" rating to a "hold (c)" rating in a report on Friday, July 17th. Citigroup boosted their target price on Zebra Technologies from $306.00 to $396.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Truist Financial increased their target price on Zebra Technologies from $296.00 to $355.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $381.00.

Zebra Technologies Trading Up 1.8%

NASDAQ ZBRA opened at $357.50 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $17.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.71 and a beta of 1.60. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $199.05 and a fifty-two week high of $386.23. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $312.93 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $259.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a current ratio of 0.52.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $6.35 earnings per share (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 firm had revenue of $1.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.50 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $3.61 earnings per share. The business'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, analysts forecast that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 17.22 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Zebra Technologies

In other news, insider Michael Cho sold 3,500 shares of Zebra Technologies stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $375.20, for a total transaction of $1,313,200.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 5,170 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,939,784. The trade was a 40.37% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Linda Connly sold 500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $377.68, for a total transaction of $188,840.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 3,708 shares in the company, valued at $1,400,437.44. This represents a 11.88% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.91% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Zebra Technologies Profile

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.

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