Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) Releases Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.23 EPS

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The industrial products company reported $3.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.85 by ($0.23), Zacks reports. The business had revenue of $1.33 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 Stock Down 1.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ:ZBRA traded down $5.06 on Friday, reaching $318.36. The company had a trading volume of 868,857 shares, compared to its average volume of 399,422. Zebra Technologies has a 52-week low of $266.75 and a 52-week high of $427.76. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $392.30 and its 200-day simple moving average is $373.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.42 billion, a PE ratio of 43.31 and a beta of 1.63. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ZBRA has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Citigroup initiated coverage on Zebra Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $430.00 target price for the company. UBS Group lifted their price target on Zebra Technologies from $390.00 to $445.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Morgan Stanley decreased 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. TD Cowen lifted their price target on Zebra Technologies from $380.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Truist Financial decreased their price target on Zebra Technologies from $409.00 to $379.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $386.00.

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.