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TRMB vs. JBL, FN, SANM, PLXS, TTMI, MRCY, IPGP, BHE, CTS, and MEI

Should you be buying Trimble stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Trimble include Jabil (JBL), Fabrinet (FN), Sanmina (SANM), Plexus (PLXS), TTM Technologies (TTMI), Mercury Systems (MRCY), IPG Photonics (IPGP), Benchmark Electronics (BHE), CTS (CTS), and Methode Electronics (MEI). These companies are all part of the "electronic manufacturing services" industry.

Trimble vs.

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

Jabil received 91 more outperform votes than Trimble when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.40% of users gave Trimble an outperform vote while only 66.90% of users gave Jabil an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
JabilOutperform Votes
669
66.90%
Underperform Votes
331
33.10%
TrimbleOutperform Votes
578
68.40%
Underperform Votes
267
31.60%

In the previous week, Jabil had 14 more articles in the media than Trimble. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Jabil and 9 mentions for Trimble. Trimble's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Jabil's score of 0.97 indicating that Trimble is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Jabil has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trimble has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Jabil$27.45B0.69$1.39B$4.1841.93
Trimble$3.57B4.84$311.30M$6.1311.82

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
Jabil4.71% 41.87% 4.96%
Trimble 40.84%10.56%5.96%

Jabil currently has a consensus price target of $169.17, indicating a potential downside of 3.48%. Trimble has a consensus price target of $88.43, indicating a potential upside of 22.05%. Given Trimble's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Trimble is more favorable than Jabil.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Jabil
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83
Trimble
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.14

93.4% of Jabil shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of Trimble shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Jabil shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Trimble shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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

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TRMB vs. The Competition

MetricTrimbleMeasuring & controlling devices IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$17.32B$15.87B$7.78B$8.64B
Dividend YieldN/A3.30%4.57%4.19%
P/E Ratio11.9215.8124.3920.17
Price / Sales4.8414.93103.84164.07
Price / Cash23.1417.3826.8934.64
Price / Book3.102.984.234.72
Net Income$311.30M$538.63M$808.62M$247.88M
7 Day Performance1.02%30.05%1.78%4.30%
1 Month Performance6.36%44.74%10.42%10.63%
1 Year Performance30.87%11.27%25.72%14.87%

Trimble Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
TRMB
Trimble
4.3151 of 5 stars
$72.80
+0.6%
$88.43
+21.5%
+31.6%$17.37B$3.57B11.9511,800Positive News
JBL
Jabil
3.0905 of 5 stars
$167.89
-0.1%
$158.50
-5.6%
+55.8%$18.02B$27.45B16.10250,000Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
FN
Fabrinet
2.2988 of 5 stars
$233.36
+0.2%
$239.29
+2.5%
+0.9%$8.36B$3.26B26.1014,200
SANM
Sanmina
3.9361 of 5 stars
$85.98
+1.5%
$80.50
-6.4%
+33.7%$4.60B$7.85B21.0234,000Analyst Forecast
PLXS
Plexus
4.0143 of 5 stars
$130.57
-0.5%
$155.67
+19.2%
+29.7%$3.54B$3.97B30.2925,000
TTMI
TTM Technologies
3.0946 of 5 stars
$29.84
-0.1%
$35.00
+17.3%
+92.9%$3.03B$2.52B55.2617,800Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
MRCY
Mercury Systems
1.278 of 5 stars
$50.36
+2.3%
$47.29
-6.1%
+78.2%$3.01B$887.48M-32.282,390Positive News
IPGP
IPG Photonics
3.1209 of 5 stars
$66.46
+0.3%
$69.50
+4.6%
-19.3%$2.83B$952.92M-15.906,230
BHE
Benchmark Electronics
3.3063 of 5 stars
$36.40
-0.3%
$47.00
+29.1%
-5.5%$1.31B$2.61B21.0411,900News Coverage
Dividend Announcement
CTS
CTS
1.8711 of 5 stars
$40.46
-0.6%
N/A-18.3%$1.21B$515.79M21.294,210
MEI
Methode Electronics
2.61 of 5 stars
$7.87
-1.0%
$10.50
+33.4%
-24.2%$280.89M$1.07B-3.117,000

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This page (NASDAQ:TRMB) was last updated on 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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