Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) Rating Lowered to “Hold” at Zacks Research

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) was downgraded by Zacks Research from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued on Monday, Zacks reports.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Zebra Technologies from $306.00 to $396.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Truist Financial upped their target price on shares of Zebra Technologies from $355.00 to $378.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday. TD Cowen increased their price target on shares of Zebra Technologies from $400.00 to $450.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Morgan Stanley set a $360.00 price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Zebra Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, June 28th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $385.00.

Zebra Technologies Stock Up 2.7%

Shares of Zebra Technologies stock opened at $385.78 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 0.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $357.18 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $280.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.30 and a beta of 1.58. Zebra Technologies has a 12-month low of $199.05 and a 12-month high of $390.80.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $6.35 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.36 by $1.99. The company had revenue of $1.56 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. Zebra Technologies had a return on equity of 22.29% and a net margin of 9.22%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $3.61 EPS. 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. Equities analysts expect that Zebra Technologies will post 17.22 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Zebra Technologies

In related news, insider Michael Cho sold 3,500 shares of Zebra Technologies 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 sale, the insider directly owned 5,170 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,939,784. The trade was a 40.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Linda Connly sold 500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $377.68, for a total value of $188,840.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 3,708 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,400,437.44. This represents a 11.88% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.91% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ZBRA. AIGH Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Zebra Technologies during the 1st quarter worth approximately $20,908,000. Boyd Watterson Asset Management LLC OH lifted its stake in Zebra Technologies by 220.2% in the first quarter. Boyd Watterson Asset Management LLC OH now owns 8,574 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,793,000 after buying an additional 5,896 shares in the last quarter. Calamos Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Zebra Technologies in the first quarter valued at approximately $9,053,000. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 22.9% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 291,031 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $60,849,000 after buying an additional 54,222 shares during the period. Finally, Vontobel Holding Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 135,274 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $32,847,000 after buying an additional 6,549 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.03% of the company’s stock.

Zebra Technologies Company Profile

Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA) provides enterprise asset intelligence and automation solutions that help organizations identify, track, and manage physical assets, inventory, and business processes. Its offerings are designed to improve visibility, productivity, accuracy, and operational efficiency across workplaces and supply chains.

The company’s portfolio includes barcode and RFID printers, labels, supplies, scanners, mobile computers, RFID readers, machine-vision systems, workflow software, and related services.