Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC Purchases New Position in Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA

Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 4,099 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $995,000.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Brown Advisory Inc. raised its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC raised its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 2,385 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $579,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC now owns 6,972 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,693,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Gulf International Bank UK Ltd raised its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Gulf International Bank UK Ltd now owns 2,789 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $677,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Profund Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 5.4% during the third quarter. Profund Advisors LLC now owns 893 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $265,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.03% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Zebra Technologies news, Director Janice M. Roberts sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $249.54, for a total value of $748,620.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 6,183 shares in the company, valued at $1,542,905.82. This represents a 32.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Loizides Melissa Luff sold 500 shares of the 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 completion of the sale, the insider owned 3,702 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $940,122.90. This trade represents a 11.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.91% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ZBRA has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded Zebra Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $345.00 price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. BNP Paribas Exane upped their price objective on Zebra Technologies from $365.00 to $370.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Citigroup upped their price objective on Zebra Technologies from $274.00 to $284.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $319.00.

Zebra Technologies Stock Performance

NASDAQ ZBRA opened at $228.42 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $233.79 and a 200 day simple moving average of $238.54. The company has a market capitalization of $10.88 billion, a PE ratio of 27.62 and a beta of 1.63. The company has a current ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a 12 month low of $199.05 and a 12 month high of $352.66.

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

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.