Simon Quick Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund acquired 1,161 shares of the industrial products company's stock, valued at approximately $328,000.
Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in ZBRA. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 334.4% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 682 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $263,000 after purchasing an additional 525 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 14.8% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 33,806 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $13,057,000 after purchasing an additional 4,347 shares in the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 18.0% in the 4th quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 775 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $299,000 after buying an additional 118 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Asset Management One Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 20,054 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $7,802,000 after buying an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. 91.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Zebra Technologies Stock Performance
NASDAQ:ZBRA traded up $3.90 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $293.26. 319,539 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 606,826. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.45. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $269.26 and its 200 day simple moving average is $320.63. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $205.73 and a fifty-two week high of $427.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.74 and a beta of 1.75.
Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The industrial products company reported $4.02 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.60 by $0.42. The business had revenue of $1.31 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.29 billion. Zebra Technologies had a net margin of 10.73% and a return on equity of 18.77%. Zebra Technologies's revenue was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.84 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 13.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of Zebra Technologies from $425.00 to $410.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Zebra Technologies from $245.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 28th. Truist Financial lowered their price target on Zebra Technologies from $379.00 to $254.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Needham & Company LLC cut their price objective on Zebra Technologies from $395.00 to $325.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Zebra Technologies from $290.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $331.20.
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About Zebra Technologies
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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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