Onto Innovation (ONTO) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TRMB or ONTO?

Trimble received 178 more outperform votes than Onto Innovation when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.31% 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 554 68.31%	Underperform Votes 257 31.69%
Onto Innovation	Outperform Votes 376 67.02%	Underperform Votes 185 32.98%

Does the media refer more to TRMB or ONTO?

In the previous week, Trimble had 26 more articles in the media than Onto Innovation. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Trimble and 12 mentions for Onto Innovation. Trimble's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Onto Innovation's score of 0.54 indicating that Onto Innovation is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Trimble	8 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Onto Innovation	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TRMB or ONTO?

93.2% of Trimble shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Onto Innovation shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Trimble shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Onto Innovation shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings and 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	$3.84B	3.61	$311.30M	$0.96	59.15
Onto Innovation	$815.87M	12.54	$121.16M	$2.46	84.67

Do analysts prefer TRMB or ONTO?

Trimble currently has a consensus price target of $66.67, indicating a potential upside of 17.41%. Onto Innovation has a consensus price target of $191.60, indicating a potential downside of 8.01%. Given Onto Innovation's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly 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

Is TRMB or ONTO more profitable?

Onto Innovation has a net margin of 14.85% compared to Onto Innovation's net margin of 6.25%. Onto Innovation's return on equity of 12.04% beat Trimble's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trimble	6.25%	12.04%	5.59%
Onto Innovation	14.85%	10.95%	9.94%

Which has more risk and volatility, TRMB or ONTO?

Trimble has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Onto Innovation has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Trimble beats Onto Innovation on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.