Jabil (JBL) Competitors

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

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

93.4% of Jabil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of Trimble shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Jabil shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Trimble shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, JBL or TRMB?

Jabil has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trimble has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JBL or TRMB?

Jabil received 89 more outperform votes than Trimble when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.03% of users gave Trimble an outperform vote while only 66.77% of users gave Jabil an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Jabil	Outperform Votes 653 66.77%	Underperform Votes 325 33.23%
Trimble	Outperform Votes 564 68.03%	Underperform Votes 265 31.97%

Does the media prefer JBL or TRMB?

In the previous week, Trimble had 3 more articles in the media than Jabil. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Trimble and 11 mentions for Jabil. Jabil's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Trimble's score of 0.93 indicating that Jabil is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Jabil	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Trimble	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is JBL or TRMB more profitable?

Trimble has a net margin of 40.67% compared to Jabil's net margin of 4.81%. Jabil's return on equity of 42.64% beat Trimble's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jabil	4.81%	42.64%	5.50%
Trimble	40.67%	10.18%	5.41%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, JBL or TRMB?

Jabil has higher revenue and earnings than Trimble. Jabil is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trimble, 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
Jabil	$28.88B	0.50	$1.39B	$11.02	11.63
Trimble	$3.80B	4.53	$311.30M	$5.98	11.79

Do analysts rate JBL or TRMB?

Jabil presently has a consensus target price of $143.50, indicating a potential upside of 11.95%. Trimble has a consensus target price of $75.40, indicating a potential upside of 6.98%. Given Jabil's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Jabil is more favorable than Trimble.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jabil	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Trimble	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

Jabil beats Trimble on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.