Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) Share Price Crosses Above 200-Day Moving Average After Analyst Downgrade

Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA)’s share price crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Monday after Truist Financial raised their price target on the stock from $355.00 to $378.00. The stock has a two hundred day moving average of $279.36 and traded as high as $379.35. Truist Financial currently has a hold rating on the stock. Zebra Technologies shares last traded at $375.66, with a volume of 348,269 shares trading hands.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on ZBRA. Zacks Research raised shares of Zebra Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. KeyCorp raised their price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies from $305.00 to $430.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Zebra Technologies from $346.00 to $410.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $455.00 target price (up from $370.00) on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Zebra Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $385.00.

Insider Buying and Selling at Zebra Technologies

In related news, insider Michael Cho sold 3,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $375.20, for a total value of $1,313,200.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 5,170 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,939,784. The trade was a 40.37% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 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 transaction of $188,840.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 3,708 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,400,437.44. This trade represents a 11.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.91% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Zebra Technologies

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Tidal Investments LLC raised its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 21.8% during the 2nd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 11,455 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,016,000 after acquiring an additional 2,053 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Zebra Technologies during the second quarter worth $115,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 13.2% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,173 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $572,000 after acquiring an additional 254 shares during the period. Baird Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 6.8% in the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 8,211 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,162,000 after acquiring an additional 525 shares during the period. Finally, Empirical Finance LLC grew its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 3.5% in the second quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 1,770 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $466,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. 91.03% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Zebra Technologies Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $18.39 billion, a PE ratio of 35.32 and a beta of 1.58. 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 company has a 50-day moving average price of $357.18 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $280.61.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $6.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.36 by $1.99. Zebra Technologies had a return on equity of 22.29% and a net margin of 9.22%.The business had revenue of $1.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.50 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $3.61 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue 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. Analysts predict that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 17.22 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Zebra Technologies

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.