** Shares of barcode scanner maker Zebra Technologies
ZBRA.O rise 7.5% to $272 premarket
** Zebra reports Q4 net sales of $1.01 bln, beating
analysts' average estimate of $999.4 mln - LSEG data
** Posts adj. EPS of $1.71 vs. estimate of $1.66
** Co expects Q1 net sales to decline between 17% and 20%
from a year earlier; analysts were expecting fall of about 24%
** Says demand for the co's products are stabilizing after
customers clear existing inventory
** Zebra stock down 7.5% YTD; It had gained 6.6% in 2023
(Reporting by Priyanka.G)
((Priyanka.g@thomsonreuters.com))