Aberdeen Group plc Raises Stock Holdings in Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA

Aberdeen Group plc increased its stake in Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) by 8.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 41,821 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,268 shares during the period. Aberdeen Group plc owned approximately 0.08% of Zebra Technologies worth $12,428,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 39.9% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,318 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $372,000 after acquiring an additional 376 shares during the period. Caxton Associates LLP purchased a new position in Zebra Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at about $317,000. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in Zebra Technologies by 7.2% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 1,441 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $407,000 after acquiring an additional 97 shares during the last quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC boosted its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 74.1% in the second quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 1,417 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $477,000 after purchasing an additional 603 shares during the period. Finally, Stephens Inc. AR grew its stake in Zebra Technologies by 33.3% during the 2nd quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 2,672 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $824,000 after buying an additional 668 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.03% of the company’s stock.

Zebra Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of ZBRA stock opened at $251.74 on Friday. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a one year low of $205.73 and a one year high of $352.66. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $250.81 and its 200 day simple moving average is $276.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.75 billion, a PE ratio of 30.81 and a beta of 1.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.97 and a quick ratio of 0.58.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The industrial products company reported $4.33 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.34 by ($0.01). Zebra Technologies had a net margin of 7.76% and a return on equity of 18.09%. The company had revenue of $1.48 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.47 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $4.00 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 10.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Zebra Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 4.050-4.350 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.700-18.300 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 13.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently commented on ZBRA shares. Barclays dropped their price objective on Zebra Technologies from $351.00 to $330.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $345.00 price target on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research note on Friday, February 13th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $335.00 price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Truist Financial lowered their price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies from $331.00 to $291.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $339.25.

Zebra Technologies Company Profile

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.