Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) Short Interest Up 39.9% in February

Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 2,078,307 shares, an increase of 39.9% from the January 29th total of 1,485,641 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,020,061 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.0 days. Currently, 4.3% of the company’s stock are short sold. Currently, 4.3% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,020,061 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.0 days.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ZBRA has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley set a $323.00 target price on Zebra Technologies in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Truist Financial decreased their target price on Zebra Technologies from $331.00 to $291.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Zebra Technologies from $311.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $345.00 price target on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research note on Friday, February 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $339.25.

Zebra Technologies Trading Down 4.7%

NASDAQ:ZBRA opened at $223.96 on Monday. Zebra Technologies has a one year low of $205.73 and a one year high of $352.66. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $248.15 and a 200-day moving average price of $272.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.41 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.97 and a quick ratio of 0.58.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The industrial products company reported $4.33 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.34 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $1.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.47 billion. Zebra Technologies had a net margin of 7.76% and a return on equity of 18.09%. Zebra Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $4.00 earnings per share. Zebra Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 4.050-4.350 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.700-18.300 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Zebra Technologies will post 13.71 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Zebra Technologies

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,645,605 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,613,686,000 after purchasing an additional 132,151 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,263,614 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $549,651,000 after purchasing an additional 21,488 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 87.9% during the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 1,874,206 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $457,419,000 after buying an additional 876,711 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 30.1% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,801,516 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $437,444,000 after buying an additional 416,568 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,338,221 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $323,697,000 after buying an additional 5,224 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 91.03% of the company’s stock.

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.