Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA Shares Acquired by Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC

Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) by 60.1% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,888 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,084 shares during the quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Zebra Technologies were worth $891,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. CWM LLC grew its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 85.7% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 8,970 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,766,000 after buying an additional 4,140 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC grew its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 52.5% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 7,012 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,162,000 after buying an additional 2,414 shares during the last quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. grew its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 66.6% in the 2nd quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 7,305 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,253,000 after buying an additional 2,921 shares during the last quarter. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH purchased a new position in shares of Zebra Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Finally, Aberdeen Group plc grew its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter. Aberdeen Group plc now owns 38,553 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $11,888,000 after buying an additional 1,001 shares during the last quarter. 91.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Needham & Company LLC increased their target price on shares of Zebra Technologies from $325.00 to $345.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of Zebra Technologies from $320.00 to $367.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Zebra Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Finally, Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Zebra Technologies from $340.00 to $346.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $369.56.

Zebra Technologies Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of Zebra Technologies stock opened at $293.31 on Friday. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a 1 year low of $205.73 and a 1 year high of $427.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.46. The company has a market capitalization of $14.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.70 and a beta of 1.75. The company’s fifty day moving average is $309.25 and its two-hundred day moving average is $294.66.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The industrial products company reported $3.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.31 by $0.30. Zebra Technologies had a net margin of 10.56% and a return on equity of 18.95%. The company had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.29 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $3.18 EPS. Zebra Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. Zebra Technologies has set its FY 2025 guidance at 15.250-15.750 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 3.600-3.800 EPS. Analysts forecast that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 13.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Zebra Technologies announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, August 5th that permits the company to repurchase $250.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the industrial products company to buy up to 1.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

About Zebra Technologies

Zebra Technologies Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides enterprise asset intelligence solutions in the automatic identification and data capture solutions industry worldwide. It operates in two segments, Asset Intelligence & Tracking, and Enterprise Visibility & Mobility. The company designs, manufactures, and sells printers that produce labels, wristbands, tickets, receipts, and plastic cards; dye-sublimination thermal card printers that produce images, which are used for personal identification, access control, and financial transactions; radio frequency identification device (RFID) printers that encode data into passive RFID transponders; accessories and options for printers, including carrying cases, vehicle mounts, and battery chargers; stock and customized thermal labels, receipts, ribbons, plastic cards, and RFID tags for printers; and temperature-monitoring labels primarily used in vaccine distribution.