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ZBRA vs. CG, CGNX, CSQ, LFUS, MKSI, TRMB, TROW, DOV, ITT, and KKR

Should you be buying Zebra Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Zebra Technologies include Carlyle Group (CG), Cognex (CGNX), Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ), Littelfuse (LFUS), MKS (MKSI), Trimble (TRMB), T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), Dover (DOV), ITT (ITT), and KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR).

Zebra Technologies vs. Its Competitors

Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) and Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

55.9% of Carlyle Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.0% of Zebra Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 26.3% of Carlyle Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Zebra Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zebra Technologies has a beta of 1.75, meaning that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Carlyle Group has a net margin of 20.22% compared to Zebra Technologies' net margin of 10.56%. Carlyle Group's return on equity of 23.60% beat Zebra Technologies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Carlyle Group20.22% 23.60% 6.41%
Zebra Technologies 10.56%18.95%8.57%

Carlyle Group has higher revenue and earnings than Zebra Technologies. Carlyle Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zebra Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Carlyle Group$5.43B4.29$1.02B$3.4218.84
Zebra Technologies$4.98B3.29$528M$10.5930.41

Carlyle Group currently has a consensus price target of $59.93, indicating a potential downside of 6.97%. Zebra Technologies has a consensus price target of $357.44, indicating a potential upside of 11.01%. Given Zebra Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Zebra Technologies is more favorable than Carlyle Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Carlyle Group
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Zebra Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.70

In the previous week, Zebra Technologies had 8 more articles in the media than Carlyle Group. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Zebra Technologies and 17 mentions for Carlyle Group. Zebra Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Carlyle Group's score of 1.36 indicating that Zebra Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Carlyle Group
14 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Zebra Technologies
22 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Summary

Zebra Technologies beats Carlyle Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ZBRA vs. The Competition

MetricZebra TechnologiesMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$16.34B$8.99B$7.70B$9.79B
Dividend YieldN/AN/A4.55%4.02%
P/E Ratio30.4115.2026.1126.59
Price / Sales3.292.4897.80155.84
Price / Cash21.0614.1528.6759.36
Price / Book4.533.214.126.68
Net Income$528M$276.78M$796.90M$265.59M
7 Day Performance-0.24%-0.12%-0.04%0.62%
1 Month Performance-2.90%10.69%0.44%2.61%
1 Year Performance-5.92%-7.16%27.46%22.34%

Zebra Technologies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ZBRA
Zebra Technologies
4.1766 of 5 stars
$322.00
+0.2%
$357.44
+11.0%
-6.3%$16.34B$4.98B30.419,900Positive News
CG
Carlyle Group
4.6152 of 5 stars
$63.45
-0.6%
$59.60
-6.1%
+60.5%$22.95B$3.71B18.552,300Positive News
CGNX
Cognex
4.6366 of 5 stars
$43.01
+0.7%
$42.31
-1.6%
+13.5%$7.22B$914.52M60.582,914Positive News
CSQ
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
N/A$18.52
+0.6%
N/A+10.3%$0.00$280.21M0.00N/APositive News
LFUS
Littelfuse
4.601 of 5 stars
$252.50
+0.7%
$234.50
-7.1%
-1.6%$6.26B$2.26B52.6016,000Positive News
Insider Trade
MKSI
MKS
4.9153 of 5 stars
$101.10
+0.9%
$119.80
+18.5%
-7.5%$6.79B$3.74B25.6610,200Analyst Downgrade
TRMB
Trimble
3.971 of 5 stars
$82.80
+0.7%
$90.50
+9.3%
+46.5%$19.70B$3.68B71.3812,100Positive News
TROW
T. Rowe Price Group
4.812 of 5 stars
$106.64
-0.4%
$101.09
-5.2%
+0.7%$23.43B$7.09B11.928,158Positive News
DOV
Dover
4.9383 of 5 stars
$177.08
+0.3%
$213.92
+20.8%
-0.1%$24.28B$7.83B10.6824,000Positive News
Analyst Revision
ITT
ITT
4.3116 of 5 stars
$166.49
+0.7%
$179.22
+7.6%
+26.5%$12.99B$3.63B26.1811,700Positive News
KKR
KKR & Co. Inc.
4.9428 of 5 stars
$141.09
-0.8%
$157.73
+11.8%
+15.3%$125.70B$21.88B65.624,834Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:ZBRA) was last updated on 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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