AU · rank #2 · 2026-09-04
ZBRA
NASDAQ · $16.91B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of all factors below. | 3.448 |
|---|---|
| EPS revisions (30d) Change in consensus EPS estimate over the past 30 days ($/share). | +$1.52 |
| Net revisions (30d) Number of analysts revising upward minus downward. | 15 |
| Insider signal (90d) $0 across 0 unique buyers. | -0.171 |
| Analyst upside Consensus target $412.87 | +15.5% |
| Momentum acceleration 3-month minus 12-month momentum. | +50.31% |
| Analyst rating 5 = Strong Buy, 1 = Strong Sell. | 4.05 |
| Gross margin TTM | +49.6% |
| 52w high | $386.23 |
| Market cap (USD) | $16.91B |
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Summary
Zebra Technologies is a global leader in enterprise data-capture and workflow-automation hardware and software, serving retail, logistics, manufacturing, and healthcare customers with integrated mobile computing, RFID, barcode, and AI-enabled platforms.
Rationale
The analyst_upside strategy is strongly reinforced here — 100% revision agreement across 16 analysts, seven target raises in 30 days, ~$1.53 in upward 60-day EPS revisions, and a 45% Q2 earnings beat with raised full-year guidance collectively signal genuine fundamental re-rating, not mere sentiment drift.
Material risks
- 1Target price dispersion of 25.4% is unusually wide for a consensus-bullish setup, suggesting meaningful disagreement on the ceiling and raising the risk that the 15% implied upside is front-loaded into the high-end targets rather than the median.
- 2Zero insider buying over 90 days despite a $1B buyback authorization and a strong earnings beat is a notable absence — insiders are not personally co-investing alongside the institutional upgrade cycle, which tempers conviction on the durability of the re-rating.
AI verdict council
Each pick is reviewed independently by 3 models before any order. 3 of 3 voted to proceed.