Onto Innovation (ONTO) Competitors

Onto Innovation (NYSE:ONTO) and Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Does the media prefer ONTO or TRMB?

In the previous week, Onto Innovation had 2 more articles in the media than Trimble. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Onto Innovation and 23 mentions for Trimble. Onto Innovation's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Trimble's score of 0.55 indicating that Onto Innovation is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Onto Innovation	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Trimble	6 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ONTO or TRMB?

98.4% of Onto Innovation shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of Trimble shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Onto Innovation shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Trimble shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer ONTO or TRMB?

Onto Innovation currently has a consensus target price of $213.60, indicating a potential downside of 4.79%. Trimble has a consensus target price of $66.67, indicating a potential upside of 17.37%. Given Trimble's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Trimble is more favorable than Onto Innovation.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Onto Innovation	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Trimble	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Is ONTO or TRMB more profitable?

Onto Innovation has a net margin of 16.43% compared to Trimble's net margin of 6.25%. Trimble's return on equity of 12.04% beat Onto Innovation's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Onto Innovation	16.43%	11.63%	10.58%
Trimble	6.25%	12.04%	5.59%

Which has more volatility and risk, ONTO or TRMB?

Onto Innovation has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trimble has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, ONTO or TRMB?

Trimble has higher revenue and earnings than Onto Innovation. Trimble is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Onto Innovation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Onto Innovation	$815.87M	13.51	$121.16M	$2.81	79.84
Trimble	$3.80B	3.65	$311.30M	$0.96	59.17

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ONTO or TRMB?

Trimble received 175 more outperform votes than Onto Innovation when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.31% of users gave Trimble an outperform vote while only 67.08% of users gave Onto Innovation an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Onto Innovation	Outperform Votes 379 67.08%	Underperform Votes 186 32.92%
Trimble	Outperform Votes 554 68.31%	Underperform Votes 257 31.69%

Summary

Onto Innovation and Trimble tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.