Trimble (TRMB) Competitors

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

Is JBL or TRMB more profitable?

Trimble has a net margin of 42.40% compared to Jabil's net margin of 2.02%. Jabil's return on equity of 60.19% beat Trimble's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jabil	2.02%	60.19%	5.06%
Trimble	42.40%	9.87%	5.91%

Which has more volatility & risk, JBL or TRMB?

Jabil has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trimble has a beta of 1.67, meaning that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in JBL or TRMB?

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 will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to JBL or TRMB?

In the previous week, Jabil had 13 more articles in the media than Trimble. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Jabil and 11 mentions for Trimble. Trimble's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Jabil's score of 1.12 indicating that Trimble is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Jabil	16 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Trimble	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, JBL or TRMB?

Trimble has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Jabil. 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
Jabil	$28.88B	0.82	$1.39B	$5.15	42.82
Trimble	$3.68B	5.03	$1.50B	$6.13	12.67

Do analysts prefer JBL or TRMB?

Jabil presently has a consensus price target of $225.71, indicating a potential upside of 2.35%. Trimble has a consensus price target of $88.43, indicating a potential upside of 13.90%. Given Trimble's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Trimble	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14

Summary

Trimble beats Jabil on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.