SEB Asset Management AB Acquires New Position in Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA

SEB Asset Management AB acquired a new stake in shares of Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm acquired 30,909 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,462,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Garner Asset Management Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Zebra Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Johnson Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 330.3% during the 4th quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 142 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 109 shares in the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 164.8% during the 4th quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 143 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 89 shares in the last quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new stake in shares of Zebra Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth $39,000. Finally, NBC Securities Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Zebra Technologies during the 4th quarter worth $57,000. 91.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ZBRA has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Zebra Technologies from $300.00 to $310.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $317.00 target price on shares of Zebra Technologies in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Zebra Technologies from $345.00 to $346.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 22nd. KeyCorp raised shares of Zebra Technologies from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $305.00 price target on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Zebra Technologies from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Friday. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $327.00.

Zebra Technologies Price Performance

Zebra Technologies stock opened at $262.40 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The company has a market capitalization of $12.50 billion, a PE ratio of 31.73 and a beta of 1.60. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a 12 month low of $199.05 and a 12 month high of $352.66. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $250.93 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $238.72.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 12th. The industrial products company reported $4.75 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.21 by $0.54. Zebra Technologies had a return on equity of 18.91% and a net margin of 7.49%.The company had revenue of $1.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.48 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $4.02 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Zebra Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 18.300-18.700 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 4.200-4.500 EPS. Analysts expect that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 15.2 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Zebra Technologies

In related news, Director Janice M. Roberts sold 3,000 shares of Zebra Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $249.54, for a total transaction of $748,620.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 6,183 shares in the company, valued at $1,542,905.82. This trade represents a 32.67% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Loizides Melissa Luff sold 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $253.95, for a total transaction of $126,975.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 3,702 shares in the company, valued at $940,122.90. The trade was a 11.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.91% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Zebra Technologies Company 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.