Trimble (TRMB) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to TRMB or JBL?

In the previous week, Jabil had 12 more articles in the media than Trimble. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Jabil and 18 mentions for Trimble. Jabil's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Trimble's score of 1.10 indicating that Jabil is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Trimble	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Jabil	24 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

Do analysts rate TRMB or JBL?

Trimble presently has a consensus price target of $86.00, suggesting a potential upside of 44.32%. Jabil has a consensus price target of $162.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.58%. Given Trimble's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research 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)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.13
Jabil	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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	$3.68B	3.98	$311.30M	$6.09	9.78
Jabil	$27.45B	0.53	$1.39B	$4.18	32.41

Is TRMB or JBL more profitable?

Trimble has a net margin of 40.84% 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	40.84%	10.56%	5.96%
Jabil	4.71%	41.87%	4.96%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TRMB or JBL?

Jabil received 89 more outperform votes than Trimble when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.41% of users gave Trimble an outperform vote while only 66.83% of users gave Jabil an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Trimble	Outperform Votes 576 68.41%	Underperform Votes 266 31.59%
Jabil	Outperform Votes 665 66.83%	Underperform Votes 330 33.17%

Which has more volatility and risk, TRMB or JBL?

Trimble has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jabil has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Trimble beats Jabil on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.