Insider Buying: Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) Director Buys 1,000 Shares of Stock

Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) Director Satish Dhanasekaran purchased 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 18th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $233.12 per share, with a total value of $233,120.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 3,356 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $782,350.72. The trade was a 42.44% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

Zebra Technologies Trading Down 1.1%

ZBRA traded down $2.53 during trading on Thursday, hitting $228.40. 1,010,899 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 603,639. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $287.35 and a 200 day moving average price of $300.68. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a 1 year low of $205.73 and a 1 year high of $427.76. The company has a current ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The firm has a market cap of $11.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.02 and a beta of 1.80.

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

Zebra Technologies announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback program on Tuesday, August 5th that authorizes the company to repurchase $250.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the industrial products company to buy up to 1.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently commented on ZBRA. Barclays reduced their price target on Zebra Technologies from $375.00 to $360.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Truist Financial cut their price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies from $350.00 to $331.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies from $280.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. KeyCorp restated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC boosted their price target on Zebra Technologies from $325.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $354.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ZBRA. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position 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 worth $304,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares during the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its stake in Zebra Technologies by 19.2% during the second quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 205 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $63,000 after buying an additional 33 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Alliance LLC lifted its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 3.5% during the 2nd quarter. Wealth Alliance LLC now owns 978 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $302,000 after buying an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 1,866 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $527,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brown Advisory Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 1,787 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $551,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. 91.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Zebra Technologies Company Profile

Zebra Technologies Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides enterprise asset intelligence solutions in the automatic identification and data capture solutions industry worldwide. It operates in two segments, Asset Intelligence & Tracking, and Enterprise Visibility & Mobility. The company designs, manufactures, and sells printers that produce labels, wristbands, tickets, receipts, and plastic cards; dye-sublimination thermal card printers that produce images, which are used for personal identification, access control, and financial transactions; radio frequency identification device (RFID) printers that encode data into passive RFID transponders; accessories and options for printers, including carrying cases, vehicle mounts, and battery chargers; stock and customized thermal labels, receipts, ribbons, plastic cards, and RFID tags for printers; and temperature-monitoring labels primarily used in vaccine distribution.