William Blair Forecasts Trimble’s Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:TRMB)

Trimble Inc. (NASDAQ:TRMB) – Stock analysts at William Blair reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Trimble in a report issued on Wednesday, February 19th. William Blair analyst J. Ho now forecasts that the scientific and technical instruments company will earn $0.45 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.48. The consensus estimate for Trimble’s current full-year earnings is $2.37 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Trimble’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.83 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.34 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.54 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.71 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.68 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their target price on shares of Trimble from $82.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on shares of Trimble from $88.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Cfra raised Trimble from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $92.00 target price for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Trimble from $82.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Trimble from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price target for the company from $74.00 to $92.00 in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $86.00.

Trimble Stock Performance

Trimble stock opened at $70.93 on Monday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $73.23 and a 200-day moving average of $66.63. The company has a market capitalization of $17.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.65, a P/E/G ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 1.53. Trimble has a 1 year low of $48.65 and a 1 year high of $77.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 1.07.

Insider Activity

In other Trimble news, VP Jennifer Allison sold 3,571 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.75, for a total value of $266,932.25. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 3,157 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $235,985.75. This trade represents a 53.08 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.47% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Trimble

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Putney Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Trimble during the 4th quarter valued at about $51,000. Forum Financial Management LP boosted its position in shares of Trimble by 33.6% during the fourth quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 5,050 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $357,000 after buying an additional 1,271 shares during the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio raised its position in Trimble by 26.5% in the 4th quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 114,446 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $8,087,000 after buying an additional 23,976 shares during the last quarter. Vega Investment Solutions bought a new position in Trimble during the 4th quarter valued at $1,060,000. Finally, Orion Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Trimble during the 4th quarter worth $113,000. Institutional investors own 93.21% of the company’s stock.

Trimble Company Profile

Trimble Inc provides technology solutions that enable professionals and field mobile workers to enhance or transform their work processes worldwide. The company's Buildings and Infrastructure segment offers field and office software for project design and visualization; systems to guide and control construction equipment; software for 3D design and data sharing; systems to monitor, track, and manage assets, equipment, and workers; software to share and communicate data; program management solutions for construction owners; 3D conceptual design and modeling software; building information modeling software; enterprise resource planning, project management, and project collaboration solutions; integrated site layout and measurement systems; cost estimating, scheduling, and project controls solutions; and applications for sub-contractors and trades.