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Zebra Technologies Corp (NASDAQ: ZBRA) closed the day trading at $358.44 down -1.38% from the previous closing price of $363.44. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.38 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.86 million shares were traded. ZBRA stock price reached its highest trading level at $365.43 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $357.5691.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of ZBRA, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 27.35 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.07. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.96 and its Current Ratio is at 1.37. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.69 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.66.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Citigroup on January 14, 2025, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $430.
On December 02, 2024, Morgan Stanley Upgraded its rating to Equal-Weight which previously was Underweight and also upped its target price recommendation from $305 to $400.
On July 23, 2024, Vertical Research started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $375.Vertical Research initiated its Buy rating on July 23, 2024, with a $375 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 25 ’24 when O’Sullivan Colleen M sold 190 shares for $399.89 per share. The transaction valued at 75,979 led to the insider holds 5,914 shares of the business.
O’Sullivan Colleen M bought 190 shares of ZBRA for $75,970 on Nov 25 ’24. On Nov 12 ’24, another insider, Cho Michael, who serves as the Chief Strategy Officer of the company, sold 298 shares for $400.95 each. As a result, the insider received 119,483 and left with 3,809 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ZBRA now has a Market Capitalization of 18488334336 and an Enterprise Value of 20183345152. As of this moment, Zebra’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 48.65, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.28. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.16. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.98 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.40. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.335 whereas that against EBITDA is 25.135.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ZBRA is 1.66, which has changed by 0.4786005 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21659255 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ZBRA has reached a high of $427.76, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $243.49. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.71%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.24%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, ZBRA traded about 371.83K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, ZBRA traded about 555840 shares per day. A total of 51.54M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 50.84M. Insiders hold about 1.43% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.00% stake in the company. Shares short for ZBRA as of 1736899200 were 676611 with a Short Ratio of 1.82, compared to 1734048000 on 543156. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 676611 and a Short% of Float of 1.5.
