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$80.88 -1.97 (-2.38%)
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TRMB vs. CG, CSQ, TROW, ZBRA, DOV, EVR, ITT, KEYS, KKR, and TEL

Should you be buying Trimble stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Trimble include Carlyle Group (CG), Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ), T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), Zebra Technologies (ZBRA), Dover (DOV), Evercore (EVR), ITT (ITT), Keysight Technologies (KEYS), KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR), and TE Connectivity (TEL).

Trimble vs. Its Competitors

Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) and Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

In the previous week, Trimble had 12 more articles in the media than Carlyle Group. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Trimble and 16 mentions for Carlyle Group. Trimble's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Carlyle Group's score of 1.09 indicating that Trimble is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Trimble
24 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Carlyle Group
9 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

93.2% of Trimble shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of Carlyle Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Trimble shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.3% of Carlyle Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Trimble has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlyle Group has a beta of 2.01, meaning that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Trimble currently has a consensus target price of $90.50, indicating a potential upside of 11.89%. Carlyle Group has a consensus target price of $59.93, indicating a potential downside of 10.02%. Given Trimble's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Trimble is more favorable than Carlyle Group.

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
Carlyle Group
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Carlyle Group has a net margin of 20.22% compared to Trimble's net margin of 8.02%. Carlyle Group's return on equity of 23.60% beat Trimble's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Trimble8.02% 10.24% 6.23%
Carlyle Group 20.22%23.60%6.41%

Trimble has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Carlyle Group. Carlyle Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trimble, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Trimble$3.58B5.38$1.50B$1.1669.72
Carlyle Group$3.71B6.49$1.02B$3.4219.47

Summary

Trimble beats Carlyle Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding TRMB and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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TRMB vs. The Competition

MetricTrimbleMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$19.25B$13.15B$7.73B$10.18B
Dividend YieldN/A23.70%4.56%4.60%
P/E Ratio69.7221.67316.8226.02
Price / Sales5.384.33211.6591.11
Price / Cash25.5617.1227.9029.91
Price / Book3.464.004.616.25
Net Income$1.50B$537.13M$798.53M$270.76M
7 Day Performance-0.50%0.67%0.72%2.54%
1 Month Performance-1.65%1.68%1.50%5.73%
1 Year Performance43.15%32.66%26.58%25.85%

Trimble Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
TRMB
Trimble
4.7273 of 5 stars
$80.88
-2.4%
$90.50
+11.9%
+43.2%$19.25B$3.58B69.7212,100Positive News
CG
Carlyle Group
3.9137 of 5 stars
$64.15
+0.6%
$59.93
-6.6%
+66.3%$23.20B$5.43B18.762,300Positive News
CSQ
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
N/A$18.76
+0.8%
N/A+13.7%$0.00$280.21M0.00N/APositive News
TROW
T. Rowe Price Group
4.4734 of 5 stars
$108.17
+0.0%
$101.55
-6.1%
+1.0%$23.77B$7.09B12.098,158Positive News
ZBRA
Zebra Technologies
4.5891 of 5 stars
$313.80
flat
$357.44
+13.9%
-7.4%$15.96B$4.98B29.639,900Positive News
DOV
Dover
4.8843 of 5 stars
$177.86
+0.1%
$213.92
+20.3%
-6.4%$24.39B$7.75B10.7324,000Positive News
EVR
Evercore
4.3796 of 5 stars
$324.54
+1.8%
$296.00
-8.8%
+43.5%$12.53B$2.98B29.502,380Analyst Upgrade
ITT
ITT
4.5427 of 5 stars
$173.12
+1.3%
$182.78
+5.6%
+31.3%$13.50B$3.63B27.2211,700Positive News
Analyst Forecast
KEYS
Keysight Technologies
4.4601 of 5 stars
$169.14
+0.7%
$187.38
+10.8%
+13.7%$29.07B$4.98B53.8615,500Trending News
Analyst Revision
KKR
KKR & Co. Inc.
4.8822 of 5 stars
$138.59
+2.3%
$158.07
+14.1%
+16.8%$123.48B$21.88B64.464,834Positive News
TEL
TE Connectivity
4.4747 of 5 stars
$207.60
-0.5%
$199.55
-3.9%
+43.8%$61.34B$15.85B42.9887,000Positive News
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This page (NASDAQ:TRMB) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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