Trimble (TRMB) Competitors

Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) and Onto Innovation (NYSE:ONTO) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, TRMB or ONTO?

Trimble has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Onto Innovation has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer TRMB or ONTO?

In the previous week, Trimble had 3 more articles in the media than Onto Innovation. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Trimble and 11 mentions for Onto Innovation. Trimble's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Onto Innovation's score of 0.30 indicating that Trimble is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Trimble	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Onto Innovation	4 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is TRMB or ONTO more profitable?

Onto Innovation has a net margin of 14.85% compared to Trimble's net margin of 8.19%. Trimble's return on equity of 12.59% beat Onto Innovation's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trimble	8.19%	12.59%	6.02%
Onto Innovation	14.85%	10.95%	9.94%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, TRMB or ONTO?

Trimble has higher revenue and earnings than Onto Innovation. Trimble is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Onto Innovation, 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
Trimble	$3.80B	3.89	$311.30M	$1.25	48.46
Onto Innovation	$815.87M	11.35	$121.16M	$2.46	76.59

Do analysts rate TRMB or ONTO?

Trimble presently has a consensus price target of $64.83, suggesting a potential upside of 7.07%. Onto Innovation has a consensus price target of $191.60, suggesting a potential upside of 1.36%. Given Trimble's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Trimble is more favorable than Onto Innovation.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trimble	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Onto Innovation	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TRMB or ONTO?

93.2% of Trimble shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Onto Innovation shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Trimble shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Onto Innovation shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TRMB or ONTO?

Trimble received 176 more outperform votes than Onto Innovation when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.32% of users gave Trimble an outperform vote while only 67.02% of users gave Onto Innovation an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Trimble	Outperform Votes 552 68.32%	Underperform Votes 256 31.68%
Onto Innovation	Outperform Votes 376 67.02%	Underperform Votes 185 32.98%

Summary

Trimble beats Onto Innovation on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.