Short Interest in Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) Expands By 22.1%

Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,296,215 shares, an increase of 22.1% from the December 15th total of 1,061,860 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 603,431 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.1 days. Currently, 2.6% of the company’s shares are short sold. Currently, 2.6% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 603,431 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.1 days.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have weighed in on ZBRA. Truist Financial lowered their target price on Zebra Technologies from $331.00 to $291.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Zacks Research raised shares of Zebra Technologies from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays boosted their target price on Zebra Technologies from $360.00 to $368.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Citigroup dropped their price target on Zebra Technologies from $346.00 to $311.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $350.00.

Insider Buying and Selling at Zebra Technologies

In other news, Director Satish Dhanasekaran bought 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 18th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $233.12 per share, with a total value of $233,120.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 3,356 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $782,350.72. This represents a 42.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.84% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Zebra Technologies

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of ZBRA. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH purchased a new position in Zebra Technologies in the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Zebra Technologies in the third quarter valued at $26,000. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 81.7% during the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 109 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new position in shares of Zebra Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth $39,000. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in Zebra Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth about $42,000. Institutional investors own 91.03% of the company’s stock.

Zebra Technologies Stock Down 3.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:ZBRA opened at $251.21 on Monday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $252.22 and its 200 day moving average is $289.57. Zebra Technologies has a 12-month low of $205.73 and a 12-month high of $427.76. The stock has a market cap of $12.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.32 and a beta of 1.68. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The industrial products company reported $3.88 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.75 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $1.32 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.32 billion. Zebra Technologies had a return on equity of 18.08% and a net margin of 9.74%.Zebra Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $3.49 EPS. Zebra Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 4.200-4.400 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 15.800-15.800 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Zebra Technologies will post 13.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Zebra Technologies

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.