Alliancebernstein L.P. Boosts Position in Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA

Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) by 42.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,107,541 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 327,861 shares during the quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. owned approximately 2.19% of Zebra Technologies worth $329,117,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 3.4% during the second quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC now owns 986 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $304,000 after acquiring an additional 32 shares in the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. increased its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 1,787 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $551,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares during the period. Dearborn Partners LLC raised its position in Zebra Technologies by 3.9% during the 2nd quarter. Dearborn Partners LLC now owns 1,200 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $370,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Profund Advisors LLC raised its position in Zebra Technologies by 5.4% during the 3rd quarter. Profund Advisors LLC now owns 893 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $265,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 16,630 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $5,128,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the period. 91.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Zebra Technologies Price Performance

Shares of ZBRA stock opened at $202.72 on Monday. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a 1-year low of $201.64 and a 1-year high of $352.66. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $242.54 and its 200 day moving average is $265.59. The company has a market cap of $9.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.81 and a beta of 1.65. 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 announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The industrial products company reported $4.33 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.34 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $1.48 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.47 billion. Zebra Technologies had a return on equity of 18.09% and a net margin of 7.76%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $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. Research analysts predict that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 13.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Cristen L. Kogl sold 145 shares of the business’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 in the company, valued at $5,583,262.77. The trade was a 0.61% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.84% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on ZBRA. Zacks Research raised Zebra Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on Zebra Technologies from $331.00 to $291.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Barclays cut their target price on shares of Zebra Technologies from $351.00 to $330.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $335.00 price target on shares of Zebra Technologies in a report on Friday, February 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $339.25.

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.