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Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) Rating Increased to Outperform at BNP Paribas Exane

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Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA - Get Free Report) was upgraded by BNP Paribas Exane from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a report issued on Thursday,Finviz reports. The firm presently has a $408.00 price objective on the industrial products company's stock. BNP Paribas Exane's target price suggests a potential upside of 26.79% from the company's previous close.

Several other research analysts have also issued reports on the company. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on Zebra Technologies from $290.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. Truist Financial dropped their target price on Zebra Technologies from $379.00 to $254.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Wall Street Zen lowered Zebra Technologies from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st. UBS Group dropped their target price on Zebra Technologies from $425.00 to $410.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Finally, Citigroup dropped their target price on Zebra Technologies from $371.00 to $250.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 14th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $338.18.

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Zebra Technologies Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:ZBRA opened at $321.78 on Thursday. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $293.11 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $310.92. The firm has a market cap of $16.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.44 and a beta of 1.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.45. Zebra Technologies has a 52-week low of $205.73 and a 52-week high of $427.76.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The industrial products company reported $4.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.60 by $0.42. The business had revenue of $1.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.29 billion. Zebra Technologies had a return on equity of 18.77% and a net margin of 10.73%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.84 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts forecast that Zebra Technologies will post 13.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Zebra Technologies

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,341 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $518,000 after acquiring an additional 32 shares during the period. Benjamin Edwards Inc. increased its position in Zebra Technologies by 5.7% in the fourth quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 651 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $251,000 after buying an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 1.9% in the first quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 1,866 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $527,000 after buying an additional 35 shares during the period. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV raised its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 102.9% in the fourth quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 71 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the period. Finally, GTS Securities LLC raised its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. GTS Securities LLC now owns 794 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $307,000 after buying an additional 38 shares during the period. 91.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Zebra Technologies Company Profile

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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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