Jabil (JBL) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe 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, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger 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	$27.45B	0.70	$1.39B	$4.18	42.73
Trimble	$3.57B	4.85	$311.30M	$6.13	11.83

Which has more volatility & risk, JBL or TRMB?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor JBL or TRMB?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Jabil	Outperform Votes 669 66.90%	Underperform Votes 331 33.10%
Trimble	Outperform Votes 578 68.40%	Underperform Votes 267 31.60%

Do analysts recommend JBL or TRMB?

Jabil presently has a consensus price target of $169.17, indicating a potential downside of 5.30%. Trimble has a consensus price target of $88.43, indicating a potential upside of 21.90%. 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)	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

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%

Does the media favor JBL or TRMB?

In the previous week, Jabil had 15 more articles in the media than Trimble. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Jabil and 8 mentions for Trimble. Trimble's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Jabil's score of 1.21 indicating that Trimble is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Jabil	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Trimble	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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