Trimble (TRMB) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate JBL or TRMB?

Jabil currently has a consensus price target of $158.83, suggesting a potential upside of 16.73%. Trimble has a consensus price target of $86.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.94%. Given Trimble's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Trimble	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.13

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JBL or TRMB?

Jabil received 85 more outperform votes than Trimble when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.41% of users gave Trimble an outperform vote while only 66.77% of users gave Jabil an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Jabil	Outperform Votes 661 66.77%	Underperform Votes 329 33.23%
Trimble	Outperform Votes 576 68.41%	Underperform Votes 266 31.59%

Does the media prefer JBL or TRMB?

In the previous week, Trimble had 4 more articles in the media than Jabil. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Trimble and 16 mentions for Jabil. Jabil's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Trimble's score of 0.98 indicating that Jabil is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Jabil	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Trimble	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, JBL or TRMB?

Jabil has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trimble has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, JBL or TRMB?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jabil	$27.49B	0.54	$1.39B	$10.43	13.05
Trimble	$3.68B	4.63	$311.30M	$6.09	11.39

Is JBL or TRMB more profitable?

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
Jabil	4.71%	41.87%	4.96%
Trimble	40.84%	10.56%	5.96%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in JBL or TRMB?

93.4% of Jabil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of Trimble shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Jabil shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Trimble shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Trimble beats Jabil on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.