B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Purchases 6,240 Shares of Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG raised its position in Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) by 247.9% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,757 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,240 shares during the quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG’s holdings in Zebra Technologies were worth $2,602,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 1,826.5% during 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 period. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 1,310.3% during the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 779,680 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $240,422,000 after purchasing an additional 724,396 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Zebra Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at about $166,750,000. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. raised its position in Zebra Technologies by 469.4% during the 2nd quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 401,839 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $123,911,000 after purchasing an additional 331,263 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in Zebra Technologies by 119.5% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 442,656 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $136,498,000 after purchasing an additional 241,004 shares during the last quarter. 91.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on ZBRA. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Zebra Technologies from $311.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Barclays decreased their target price on Zebra Technologies from $351.00 to $330.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 13th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $335.00 price target on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Zebra Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $323.00 price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $339.25.

Insider Buying and Selling at Zebra Technologies

In other Zebra Technologies news, insider Cristen L. Kogl sold 145 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $235.71, for a total transaction of $34,177.95. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.84% of the company’s stock.

Zebra Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of Zebra Technologies stock opened at $213.78 on Tuesday. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a 12 month low of $205.73 and a 12 month high of $352.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.17 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. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $245.49 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $268.77.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The industrial products company reported $4.33 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.34 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $1.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.47 billion. Zebra Technologies had a return on equity of 18.09% and a net margin of 7.76%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $4.00 earnings per share. 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. On average, equities analysts forecast that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 13.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Zebra Technologies 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.