Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) Issues Earnings Results

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) released its earnings results on Thursday. The industrial products company reported $3.62 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by ($0.23), Zacks reports. The firm had revenue of $1.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.31 billion. Zebra Technologies had a net margin of 8.20% and a return on equity of 15.56%. Zebra Technologies updated its FY 2025 guidance to 14.750-15.250 EPS and its Q1 2025 guidance to 3.500-3.700 EPS.

Zebra Technologies Price Performance

ZBRA stock traded down $5.06 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $318.36. 868,857 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 399,422. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 0.96. The company has a market capitalization of $16.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.31 and a beta of 1.63. Zebra Technologies has a 52-week low of $266.75 and a 52-week high of $427.76. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $392.30 and a 200-day moving average price of $373.63.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have weighed in on the stock. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Zebra Technologies from $407.00 to $326.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Needham & Company LLC cut their price target on Zebra Technologies from $430.00 to $395.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Truist Financial cut their price target on Zebra Technologies from $409.00 to $379.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. UBS Group increased their price target on Zebra Technologies from $390.00 to $445.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, TD Cowen increased their price target on Zebra Technologies from $380.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Zebra Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $386.00.

About Zebra Technologies

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.