Vinva Investment Management Ltd Sells 41,934 Shares of Trimble Inc. $TRMB

Key Points

• Vinva Investment Management cut its Trimble (TRMB) stake by 70.9%, selling 41,934 shares and leaving the firm with 17,199 shares valued at about $1.409 million.
• Company insiders sold shares recently: CEO Robert G. Painter offloaded 7,500 shares at an average $80.88 (≈$606,600) and CFO Phillip Sawarynski sold 2,250 shares at $80.45 (≈$181,013), leaving insiders with roughly 0.54% ownership.
• Trimble beat expectations for the quarter with $1.00 EPS vs. $0.96 expected and $969.8M revenue, provided FY2026 EPS guidance of 3.420–3.620, and approved a $1.0 billion share repurchase plan (up to 5.1% of shares); analysts’ consensus rating is "Buy" with a $93.75 target.

Vinva Investment Management Ltd cut its holdings in shares of Trimble Inc. (NASDAQ:TRMB - Free Report) by 70.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 17,199 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after selling 41,934 shares during the period. Vinva Investment Management Ltd's holdings in Trimble were worth $1,409,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Salomon & Ludwin LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Trimble during the third quarter worth about $25,000. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Trimble in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in Trimble by 90.8% during the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 372 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares in the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC raised its holdings in Trimble by 78.7% during the 3rd quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 411 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 181 shares during the period. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in Trimble by 55.4% during the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 474 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 169 shares during the period. 93.21% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Robert G. Painter sold 7,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.88, for a total value of $606,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 34,397 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,782,029.36. This represents a 17.90% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Phillip Sawarynski sold 2,250 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.45, for a total transaction of $181,012.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 25,684 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,066,277.80. This represents a 8.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.54% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Trimble from $94.00 to $79.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Trimble in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Trimble in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Zacks Research raised Trimble from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, KeyCorp raised Trimble from a "sector weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $99.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday, December 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Trimble currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $93.75.

Trimble Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:TRMB opened at $70.45 on Tuesday. The company's 50-day moving average price is $71.21 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $76.99. Trimble Inc. has a one year low of $52.91 and a one year high of $87.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 0.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.48 billion, a PE ratio of 40.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.57.

Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.00 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.96 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $969.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $949.97 million. Trimble had a return on equity of 11.18% and a net margin of 11.82%.Trimble's revenue for the quarter was down 1.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.89 EPS. Trimble has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.420-3.620 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.690-0.740 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Trimble Inc. will post 2.37 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Trimble announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase plan on Friday, December 5th that permits the company to repurchase $1.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the scientific and technical instruments company to buy up to 5.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

About Trimble

Trimble Inc NASDAQ: TRMB is a technology company that develops hardware, software and services to improve the productivity and connectivity of customers across the construction, agriculture, geospatial, transportation and logistics, and natural resources sectors. The company's offerings center on advanced positioning technologies — including GNSS/GPS receivers, inertial sensors and laser scanning — integrated with application-specific software and cloud services to enable precise measurement, modeling, machine control and workflow automation for field and office operations.

Trimble's product portfolio spans surveying and geospatial instruments (total stations, mobile mapping and terrestrial laser scanners), construction solutions (machine control systems, site positioning and estimating), agriculture systems (auto-steer, guidance and application-control platforms), and fleet and transportation telematics.

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