Should I buy or sell Zebra Technologies stock right now?

12 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Zebra Technologies in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 3 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" ZBRA shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in ZBRA, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. View ZBRA analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

What is Zebra Technologies' stock price target for 2024?

12 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Zebra Technologies' stock. Their ZBRA share price targets range from $183.00 to $380.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $310.64 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.7%. View analysts price targets for ZBRA or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts .

How have ZBRA shares performed in 2024?

Zebra Technologies' stock was trading at $273.33 at the start of the year. Since then, ZBRA stock has increased by 14.4% and is now trading at $312.71. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here .

When is Zebra Technologies' next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 6th 2024. View our ZBRA earnings forecast .

How were Zebra Technologies' earnings last quarter?

Zebra Technologies Co. (NASDAQ:ZBRA) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 30th. The industrial products company reported $2.84 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.13 by $0.71. The industrial products company earned $1.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.15 billion. Zebra Technologies had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.05% and a net margin of 5.99%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 16.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $3.59 EPS. Read the conference call transcript .

What ETFs hold Zebra Technologies' stock?

ETFs with the largest weight of Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) stock in their portfolio include ProShares Big Data Refiners ETF (DAT) , ProShares S&P Kensho Smart Factories ETF (MAKX) , BTD Capital Fund (DIP) , Schwab Ariel ESG ETF (SAEF) , ROBO Global Robotics & Automation ETF (ROBO) , BlackRock Large Cap Core ETF (BLCR) , Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETF (RSPT) and Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETF (RYT) .

How will Zebra Technologies' stock buyback program work?

Zebra Technologies declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback program on Tuesday, May 17th 2022, which authorizes the company to buyback $1,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 5.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

What guidance has Zebra Technologies issued on next quarter's earnings?

Zebra Technologies updated its FY24 earnings guidance on Tuesday, April, 30th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $11.25-$12.25 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.27. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.63-$4.81 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.68 billion.

What is Anders Gustafsson's approval rating as Zebra Technologies' CEO?

343 employees have rated Zebra Technologies Chief Executive Officer Anders Gustafsson on Glassdoor.com . Anders Gustafsson has an approval rating of 94% among the company's employees. This puts Anders Gustafsson in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

What other stocks do shareholders of Zebra Technologies own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Zebra Technologies investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA) , Salesforce (CRM) , PayPal (PYPL) , QUALCOMM (QCOM) , Block (SQ) , Alibaba Group (BABA) , Visa (V) , Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) , Walt Disney (DIS) .

Who are Zebra Technologies' major shareholders?

Zebra Technologies' stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Nordea Investment Management AB (0.93%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.80%), Fort Pitt Capital Group LLC (0.59%), Raymond James & Associates (0.37%), Alta Capital Management LLC (0.24%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.15%). Insiders that own company stock include Anders Gustafsson , Ares Management Llc, Bill Burns , Colleen M O'sullivan , Cristen L Kogl , Frank Blaise Modruson , Jeffrey F Schmitz, Jeffrey F Schmitz , Joachim Heel , Michael A Smith , Michael Cho , Nathan Andrew Winters , Ross W Manire and Stephen Edgar Williams . View institutional ownership trends .

How do I buy shares of Zebra Technologies?

Shares of ZBRA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

Does Zebra Technologies have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiares of Zebra Technologies: Profitect, and Xplore. Read More

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Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$312.71

+3.66 (+1.18%)

(As of 05/2/2024 ET)

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Today's Range: $303.22
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$315.17
50-Day Range: $268.07
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$314.56
52-Week Range: $194.59
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$322.95

Volume: 507,756 shs
Average Volume: 369,537 shs
Market Capitalization: $16.07 billion

P/E Ratio: 62.05
Dividend Yield: N/A
Price Target: $310.64

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Zebra Technologies MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Hold
2.42 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 0.7% Downside
$310.64 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
2.71% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: N/A
Sustainability: -1.88
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment: 0.53
Based on 38 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Selling Shares
$37,714 Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: 26.74%
From $9.76 to $12.37 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank^™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

4.08 out of 5 stars

Industrial Products Sector

48th out of 162 stocks

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment Industry

4th out of 8 stocks

2.2

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Zebra Technologies has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.42, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Zebra Technologies has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

3.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
2.71% of the float of Zebra Technologies has been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Zebra Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Zebra Technologies has recently increased by 3.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

0.0

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Zebra Technologies does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
Zebra Technologies does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

2.6

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
Zebra Technologies has received a 15.86% net impact score from Upright. Zebra Technologies seems to create the most significant positive value in categories "Taxes", "Jobs", and "Distributing knowledge". The positive contribution in the "Distributing knowledge" impact category is mostly driven by its "Active RFID tags for logistics tracking", "RFID readers for logistics tracking", and "Tablet computers" products. See details.
Environmental Sustainability
The Environmental Impact score for Zebra Technologies is -1.88.

3.1

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Zebra Technologies has a news sentiment score of 0.53. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.39 average news sentiment score of Industrial Products companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 38 news articles for Zebra Technologies this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
Only 4 people have searched for ZBRA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
4 people have added Zebra Technologies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

2.5

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Zebra Technologies insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $37,714.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 1.06% of the stock of Zebra Technologies is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
91.03% of the stock of Zebra Technologies is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

2.5

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Zebra Technologies are expected to grow by 26.74% in the coming year, from $9.76 to $12.37 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Zebra Technologies is 62.05, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 144.45.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Zebra Technologies is 62.05, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrial Products sector average P/E ratio of about 23.25.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Zebra Technologies has a P/B Ratio of 5.07. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Zebra Technologies Stock (NASDAQ:ZBRA)

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. It also provides various maintenance, technical support, repair, and managed and professional services; fixed readers, RFID enabled mobile computers, and RFID sleds; tags, sensors, exciters, middleware software, and application software; and physical inventory management solutions, and rugged and enterprise-grade mobile computing products and accessories, as well as real-time location systems and services. In addition, the company offers barcode scanners and imagers, RFID readers, industrial machine vision cameras, and fixed industrial scanners; workforce management, workflow execution and task management, and prescriptive analytics, as well as communications and collaboration solutions; and cloud-based software subscriptions, retail, and robotics automation solutions. The company serves retail and e-commerce, manufacturing, transportation and logistics, healthcare, public sector, and other industries through direct sales force, and network of channel partners. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Lincolnshire, Illinois.