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Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) Tops Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
ZBRAZebra(ZBRA) ZACKS·2025-02-13 13:46

Financial Performance - Zebra Technologies reported quarterly earnings of 4pershare,exceedingtheZacksConsensusEstimateof4 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 3.95 per share, and significantly up from 1.71pershareayearago[1]−Thecompanyachievedrevenuesof1.71 per share a year ago [1] - The company achieved revenues of 1.33 billion for the quarter ended December 2024, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.81% and up from 1.01billionyear−over−year[3]−Overthelastfourquarters,ZebrahasconsistentlysurpassedconsensusEPSandrevenueestimates[2][3]MarketPerformance−Zebrashareshavedeclinedapproximately8.61.01 billion year-over-year [3] - Over the last four quarters, Zebra has consistently surpassed consensus EPS and revenue estimates [2][3] Market Performance - Zebra shares have declined approximately 8.6% since the beginning of the year, contrasting with the S&P 500's gain of 2.9% [4] - The current Zacks Rank for Zebra is 4 (Sell), indicating expectations of underperformance in the near future [7] Earnings Outlook - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is 3.48 on revenues of 1.26billion,andforthecurrentfiscalyear,itis1.26 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is 15.95 on revenues of $5.3 billion [8] - The estimate revisions trend for Zebra is currently unfavorable, which may impact future stock performance [7] Industry Context - Zebra operates within the Manufacturing - Thermal Products industry, which is currently ranked in the bottom 7% of over 250 Zacks industries [9] - Historical data indicates that the top 50% of Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1 [9]