Trimble (TRMB) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CG or TRMB?

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

Do analysts prefer CG or TRMB?

Carlyle Group presently has a consensus target price of $59.60, indicating a potential downside of 7.90%. Trimble has a consensus target price of $90.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.59%. Given Trimble's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Trimble is more favorable than Carlyle Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Carlyle Group	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Trimble	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.13

Which has more volatility and risk, CG or TRMB?

Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.9, indicating that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trimble has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CG or TRMB more profitable?

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
Carlyle Group	20.22%	23.60%	6.41%
Trimble	8.02%	10.24%	6.23%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CG or TRMB?

Trimble has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Carlyle Group	$5.43B	4.31	$1.02B	$3.42	18.92
Trimble	$3.68B	5.34	$1.50B	$1.16	71.19

Does the media favor CG or TRMB?

In the previous week, Trimble had 14 more articles in the media than Carlyle Group. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Trimble and 13 mentions for Carlyle Group. Carlyle Group's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Trimble's score of 1.22 indicating that Carlyle Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Carlyle Group	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Trimble	19 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Carlyle Group and Trimble tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.