Aquatic Capital Management LLC Purchases 6,074 Shares of Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA

Aquatic Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) by 38.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 21,860 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,074 shares during the quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Zebra Technologies were worth $6,496,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Nordea Investment Management AB grew its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 1,826.5% in the third quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 997,495 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $292,705,000 after purchasing an additional 945,718 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 1,310.3% in the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 779,680 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $240,422,000 after purchasing an additional 724,396 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Zebra Technologies in the second quarter worth $166,750,000. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. increased its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 469.4% during the second quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 401,839 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $123,911,000 after acquiring an additional 331,263 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS Group AG increased its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 112.3% in the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 481,169 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $142,984,000 after buying an additional 254,525 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.03% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on ZBRA shares. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Zebra Technologies from $311.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Zebra Technologies from $351.00 to $330.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 13th. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies from $331.00 to $291.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Finally, UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $335.00 target price on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research note on Friday, February 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $339.25.

Zebra Technologies Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:ZBRA opened at $202.72 on Monday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $242.54 and a two-hundred day moving average of $265.59. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a 12-month low of $201.64 and a 12-month high of $352.66. The company has a market capitalization of $9.97 billion, a PE ratio of 24.81 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a current ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The industrial products company reported $4.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.34 by ($0.01). Zebra Technologies had a return on equity of 18.09% and a net margin of 7.76%.The business had revenue of $1.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.47 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $4.00 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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, analysts forecast that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 13.71 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Zebra Technologies

In related news, insider Cristen L. Kogl sold 145 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $235.71, for a total value of $34,177.95. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 23,687 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,583,262.77. This trade represents a 0.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 0.84% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.