Zebra Technologies Co. (NASDAQ:ZBRA) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of Zebra Technologies Co. (NASDAQ:ZBRAGet Free Report) have been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the twelve analysts that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have given a hold recommendation, seven have given a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $379.73.

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on ZBRA. Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on Zebra Technologies from $394.00 to $430.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies from $314.00 to $347.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 31st. TD Cowen lifted their target price on shares of Zebra Technologies from $380.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Redburn Atlantic upgraded shares of Zebra Technologies to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. Finally, UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies from $390.00 to $445.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday.

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Insider Buying and Selling at Zebra Technologies

In other news, insider Jeffrey F. Schmitz sold 1,000 shares of Zebra Technologies stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $341.69, for a total transaction of $341,690.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 9,694 shares in the company, valued at $3,312,342.86. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.04% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ZBRA. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. acquired a new position in Zebra Technologies during the second quarter worth $27,000. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 185.3% during the 2nd quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. now owns 97 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares during the last quarter. Concord Wealth Partners bought a new position in shares of Zebra Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Transcendent Capital Group LLC acquired a new stake in Zebra Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. bought a new stake in Zebra Technologies during the first quarter worth approximately $36,000. Institutional investors own 91.03% of the company’s stock.

Zebra Technologies Stock Down 0.2 %

NASDAQ ZBRA opened at $383.89 on Friday. Zebra Technologies has a 12 month low of $194.59 and a 12 month high of $394.57. The company has a market capitalization of $19.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 86.66 and a beta of 1.66. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $357.82 and its 200 day simple moving average is $329.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 1.28 and a quick ratio of 0.84.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRAGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 30th. The industrial products company reported $3.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.48 by $0.70. The company had revenue of $1.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.18 billion. Zebra Technologies had a return on equity of 11.77% and a net margin of 5.28%. The firm’s revenue was up .2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.24 earnings per share. Equities research analysts expect that Zebra Technologies will post 11.09 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Zebra Technologies

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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.

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