Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) Announces Earnings Results

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA - Get Free Report) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The industrial products company reported $3.62 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.85 by ($0.23), Zacks reports. Zebra Technologies had a return on equity of 18.34% and a net margin of 10.60%. The business had revenue of $1.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.31 billion. 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 traded down $6.33 on Wednesday, hitting $324.75. 567,426 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 581,641. Zebra Technologies has a one year low of $266.75 and a one year high of $427.76. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. The firm has a market cap of $16.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.90 and a beta of 1.63. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $385.62 and its 200-day simple moving average is $373.40.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ZBRA has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on Zebra Technologies from $432.00 to $380.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Needham & Company LLC lowered their price objective on shares of Zebra Technologies from $430.00 to $395.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Barclays cut 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, February 14th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Zebra Technologies from $427.00 to $390.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Finally, Truist Financial reduced their price objective on Zebra Technologies from $409.00 to $379.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $381.42.

Zebra Technologies Company Profile

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.