Trimble (TRMB) 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 businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and institutional ownership.

Is ONTO or TRMB more profitable?

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

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Onto Innovation	16.43%	11.48%	10.46%
Trimble	6.25%	12.04%	5.59%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ONTO or TRMB?

Trimble received 175 more outperform votes than Onto Innovation when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.35% of users gave Trimble an outperform vote while only 67.14% of users gave Onto Innovation an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Onto Innovation	Outperform Votes 380 67.14%	Underperform Votes 186 32.86%
Trimble	Outperform Votes 555 68.35%	Underperform Votes 257 31.65%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, ONTO or TRMB?

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

Do analysts rate ONTO or TRMB?

Onto Innovation presently has a consensus price target of $242.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.84%. Trimble has a consensus price target of $66.67, suggesting a potential upside of 17.56%. Given Onto Innovation's higher possible 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)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Trimble	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Which has higher 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	13.84	$121.16M	$2.81	81.56
Trimble	$3.80B	3.63	$311.30M	$0.96	58.82

Does the media refer more to ONTO or TRMB?

In the previous week, Onto Innovation had 1 more articles in the media than Trimble. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Onto Innovation and 8 mentions for Trimble. Trimble's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Onto Innovation's score of 0.82 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	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Trimble	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Onto Innovation beats Trimble on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.