Tidal Investments LLC Boosts Stock Position in Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA

Tidal Investments LLC lifted its stake in Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) by 21.8% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 11,455 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,053 shares during the period. Tidal Investments LLC’s holdings in Zebra Technologies were worth $3,016,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,338,221 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $323,697,000 after purchasing an additional 5,224 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in Zebra Technologies by 37.0% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 686,335 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $143,473,000 after purchasing an additional 185,387 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Zebra Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at about $134,505,000. Focus Partners Wealth grew its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 2,635.4% during the 4th quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 543,473 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $132,575,000 after buying an additional 523,605 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 3.4% during the first quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 623,965 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $130,459,000 after buying an additional 20,567 shares during the period. 91.03% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Zebra Technologies Stock Down 2.6%

Shares of NASDAQ ZBRA opened at $342.73 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The business has a 50-day moving average of $327.01 and a 200-day moving average of $264.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.36 and a beta of 1.60. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a 12 month low of $199.05 and a 12 month high of $386.23.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $6.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.36 by $1.99. Zebra Technologies had a net margin of 9.22% and a return on equity of 22.29%. The business had revenue of $1.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $3.61 earnings per share. Zebra Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.4% on a year-over-year basis. Zebra Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.700-4.900 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 20.750-21.250 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 17.22 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on ZBRA. TD Cowen increased their price target on shares of Zebra Technologies from $400.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. BNP Paribas Exane reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $455.00 target price (up from $370.00) on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Morgan Stanley set a $360.00 price target on shares of Zebra Technologies in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Zebra Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Zebra Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, June 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and three 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 $383.08.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Linda Connly sold 500 shares of Zebra Technologies stock in a transaction on Monday, August 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $377.68, for a total transaction of $188,840.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 3,708 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,400,437.44. The trade was a 11.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Michael Cho sold 3,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $375.20, for a total transaction of $1,313,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 5,170 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,939,784. This trade represents a 40.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 0.91% of the company’s stock.

About Zebra Technologies

Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA) provides enterprise asset intelligence solutions that help organizations identify, track and manage physical assets, inventory and workflows. Its technologies are used to capture data at the point of activity and connect that information with business systems.

The company offers barcode and label printers, mobile computers, handheld and fixed industrial scanners, RFID readers and printers, machine vision and imaging systems, location solutions, and related software and services.