Trimble (TRMB) Competitors

Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) and Jabil (NYSE:JBL) are both large-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment and community ranking.

Is TRMB or JBL more profitable?

Trimble has a net margin of 40.67% compared to Jabil's net margin of 4.71%. Jabil's return on equity of 41.87% beat Trimble's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trimble	40.67%	10.18%	5.41%
Jabil	4.71%	41.87%	4.96%

Does the media refer more to TRMB or JBL?

In the previous week, Jabil had 2 more articles in the media than Trimble. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Jabil and 12 mentions for Trimble. Jabil's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Trimble's score of 0.38 indicating that Jabil is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Trimble	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Jabil	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TRMB or JBL?

Jabil received 87 more outperform votes than Trimble when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.26% of users gave Trimble an outperform vote while only 66.84% of users gave Jabil an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Trimble	Outperform Votes 572 68.26%	Underperform Votes 266 31.74%
Jabil	Outperform Votes 659 66.84%	Underperform Votes 327 33.16%

Which has better valuation & earnings, TRMB or JBL?

Jabil has higher revenue and earnings than Trimble. Trimble is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jabil, 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
Trimble	$3.80B	4.82	$311.30M	$5.98	12.53
Jabil	$28.88B	0.63	$1.39B	$10.43	15.62

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TRMB or JBL?

93.2% of Trimble shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.4% of Jabil shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Trimble shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Jabil shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer TRMB or JBL?

Trimble presently has a consensus target price of $84.86, indicating a potential upside of 13.26%. Jabil has a consensus target price of $153.17, indicating a potential downside of 6.00%. Given Trimble's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Trimble is more favorable than Jabil.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trimble	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Jabil	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has more risk & volatility, TRMB or JBL?

Trimble has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jabil has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Jabil beats Trimble on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.