5,521 Shares in Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA Purchased by Paragon Capital Management Inc.

Paragon Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 5,521 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,154,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in ZBRA. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Zebra Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Garner Asset Management Corp bought a new position in shares of Zebra Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Johnson Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 330.3% in the fourth quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 142 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 109 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. grew its stake in Zebra Technologies by 164.8% during the fourth quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 143 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 89 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC purchased a new position in Zebra Technologies during the second quarter valued at approximately $39,000. 91.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Zebra Technologies

In other Zebra Technologies news, insider Loizides Melissa Luff sold 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $253.95, for a total transaction of $126,975.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 3,702 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $940,122.90. This trade represents a 11.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Janice M. Roberts sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $249.54, for a total transaction of $748,620.00. Following the sale, the director owned 6,183 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,542,905.82. This trade represents a 32.67% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 0.91% of the company’s stock.

Zebra Technologies Stock Up 4.1%

Shares of NASDAQ ZBRA opened at $245.69 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $236.88 and its 200 day moving average is $237.97. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a 52 week low of $199.05 and a 52 week high of $352.66. The company has a quick ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The company has a market cap of $11.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.71 and a beta of 1.63.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 12th. The industrial products company reported $4.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.21 by $0.54. The company had revenue of $1.50 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.48 billion. Zebra Technologies had a return on equity of 18.91% and a net margin of 7.49%.Zebra Technologies’s revenue was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $4.02 EPS. 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. On average, equities research analysts expect that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 15.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on ZBRA. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on Zebra Technologies from $300.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Zacks Research lowered Zebra Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Northcoast Research lowered their price target on Zebra Technologies from $364.00 to $344.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price target on Zebra Technologies from $274.00 to $284.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $319.09.

About Zebra Technologies

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.