Lazard Asset Management LLC Buys 20,567 Shares of Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA

Lazard Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) by 3.4% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 623,965 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 20,567 shares during the quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Zebra Technologies were worth $130,459,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 27.7% in the fourth quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 65,575 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $15,923,000 after acquiring an additional 14,207 shares during the period. UBS Group AG boosted its stake in Zebra Technologies by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 498,207 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $120,975,000 after purchasing an additional 17,038 shares during the period. AIGH Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Zebra Technologies in the 1st quarter worth approximately $20,908,000. Triodos Investment Management BV raised its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 25.6% during the fourth quarter. Triodos Investment Management BV now owns 54,000 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $13,324,000 after buying an additional 11,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Willis Investment Counsel lifted its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies by 201.6% in the fourth quarter. Willis Investment Counsel now owns 9,453 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,295,000 after buying an additional 6,319 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.03% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on ZBRA shares. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Zebra Technologies from $345.00 to $346.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, June 22nd. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Zebra Technologies from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Friday, July 17th. BNP Paribas Exane increased their price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies from $365.00 to $370.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Zebra Technologies from $300.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $317.00 target price on shares of Zebra Technologies in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. 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 MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $327.00.

Insider Transactions at Zebra Technologies

In related news, insider Loizides Melissa Luff sold 500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $253.95, for a total value 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Janice M. Roberts sold 3,000 shares of Zebra Technologies 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 transaction, the director owned 6,183 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,542,905.82. This represents a 32.67% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.91% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Zebra Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of ZBRA opened at $259.92 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.38 billion, a PE ratio of 31.43 and a beta of 1.60. The company’s fifty day moving average is $251.24 and its 200 day moving average is $238.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a current ratio of 0.96. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $199.05 and a fifty-two week 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 the consensus estimate of $4.21 by $0.54. Zebra Technologies had a net margin of 7.49% and a return on equity of 18.91%. The business had revenue of $1.50 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.48 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $4.02 earnings per share. Zebra Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Sell-side analysts expect that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 15.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.