Jabil (JBL) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe 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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TRMB or JBL?

Jabil received 88 more outperform votes than Trimble when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.41% of users gave Trimble an outperform vote while only 66.80% of users gave Jabil an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Trimble	Outperform Votes 576 68.41%	Underperform Votes 266 31.59%
Jabil	Outperform Votes 664 66.80%	Underperform Votes 330 33.20%

Does the media favor TRMB or JBL?

In the previous week, Jabil had 35 more articles in the media than Trimble. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for Jabil and 22 mentions for Trimble. Trimble's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Jabil's score of 0.78 indicating that Trimble is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Trimble	16 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Jabil	23 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	23 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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	4.79	$311.30M	$6.09	11.79
Jabil	$27.45B	0.59	$1.39B	$4.18	35.58

Do analysts rate TRMB or JBL?

Trimble currently has a consensus price target of $86.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.75%. Jabil has a consensus price target of $167.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.64%. Given Trimble's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly 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 more risk & volatility, TRMB or JBL?

Trimble has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jabil has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Summary

Trimble beats Jabil on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.