Wealthfront Advisers LLC Decreases Stake in Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA

Wealthfront Advisers LLC cut its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) by 80.3% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,448 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 5,900 shares during the quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC’s holdings in Zebra Technologies were worth $303,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of ZBRA. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 39.9% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,318 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $372,000 after purchasing an additional 376 shares in the last quarter. Caxton Associates LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Zebra Technologies in the first quarter valued at approximately $317,000. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in Zebra Technologies by 7.2% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 1,441 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $407,000 after buying an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. lifted its position in Zebra Technologies by 2.1% during the second quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 1,787 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $551,000 after buying an additional 36 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cresset Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Zebra Technologies by 19.4% during the second quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 2,504 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $772,000 after buying an additional 407 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.03% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have issued reports on ZBRA. Citigroup raised their target price on Zebra Technologies from $284.00 to $306.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $317.00 price target on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Weiss Ratings raised Zebra Technologies from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Friday, July 17th. KeyCorp upgraded Zebra Technologies from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $305.00 target price for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $345.00 target price on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $327.00.

Zebra Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ZBRA opened at $256.95 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 0.96 and a quick ratio of 0.57. The company has a market cap of $12.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.07 and a beta of 1.60. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $251.23 and its two-hundred day moving average is $238.92. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a 1-year low of $199.05 and a 1-year high of $352.66.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 12th. The industrial products company reported $4.75 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.21 by $0.54. The company had revenue of $1.50 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.48 billion. Zebra Technologies had a net margin of 7.49% and a return on equity of 18.91%. The firm’s revenue was up 14.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $4.02 EPS. 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 forecast that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 15.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Janice M. Roberts sold 3,000 shares of the business’s 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 completion of the sale, the director owned 6,183 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,542,905.82. The trade was a 32.67% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Loizides Melissa Luff sold 500 shares of Zebra Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $253.95, for a total value of $126,975.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 3,702 shares in the company, valued at $940,122.90. This trade represents a 11.90% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.91% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.