Teacher Retirement System of Texas Has $17.51 Million Stock Position in Zebra Technologies Corporation $ZBRA

Teacher Retirement System of Texas cut its holdings in shares of Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) by 24.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 58,918 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 19,325 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas owned 0.12% of Zebra Technologies worth $17,508,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Zebra Technologies by 39.9% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,318 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $372,000 after buying an additional 376 shares during the period. Caxton Associates LLP acquired a new stake in Zebra Technologies during the 1st quarter worth $317,000. Empowered Funds LLC raised its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 7.2% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 1,441 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $407,000 after acquiring an additional 97 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Zebra Technologies by 48.6% in the 2nd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 208 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $64,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares during the period. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its position in shares of Zebra Technologies by 31.9% in the 2nd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 4,123 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,271,000 after purchasing an additional 996 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.03% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently commented on ZBRA. KeyCorp reiterated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Zebra Technologies in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Barclays boosted their target price on Zebra Technologies from $360.00 to $368.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Truist Financial cut their price target on shares of Zebra Technologies from $331.00 to $291.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Citigroup decreased their price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies from $346.00 to $311.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Zebra Technologies from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $350.00.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Satish Dhanasekaran bought 1,000 shares of Zebra Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 18th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $233.12 per share, with a total value of $233,120.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 3,356 shares in the company, valued at approximately $782,350.72. This trade represents a 42.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.84% of the company’s stock.

Zebra Technologies Price Performance

Shares of ZBRA opened at $240.54 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $251.55 and a 200 day simple moving average of $287.08. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a 52-week low of $205.73 and a 52-week high of $420.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 1.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.19 billion, a PE ratio of 24.25 and a beta of 1.68.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The industrial products company reported $3.88 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.75 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $1.32 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.32 billion. Zebra Technologies had a net margin of 9.74% and a return on equity of 18.08%. The business’s revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $3.49 earnings per share. Zebra Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 4.200-4.400 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 15.800-15.800 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Zebra Technologies Corporation will post 13.71 EPS 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.