William Blair Has Pessimistic Outlook of Trimble Q1 Earnings

Trimble Inc. (NASDAQ:TRMB) – Equities research analysts at William Blair dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Trimble in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 19th. William Blair analyst J. Ho now forecasts that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings per share of $0.45 for the quarter, down from their previous 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.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Cfra upgraded Trimble from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $92.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. StockNews.com upgraded Trimble from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Wolfe Research upgraded Trimble from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $90.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $84.00 price objective on shares of Trimble in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. Finally, Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on Trimble from $88.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $86.00.

Trimble Stock Performance

NASDAQ TRMB opened at $71.36 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $17.54 billion, a PE ratio of 11.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 1.53. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $73.20 and its 200-day simple moving average is $66.77. 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.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Trimble

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. grew its stake in shares of Trimble by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 22,969 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,623,000 after buying an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. Essex Investment Management Co. LLC grew its stake in shares of Trimble by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Essex Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 28,546 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $2,017,000 after buying an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Trimble by 12.7% in the fourth quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 1,322 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $93,000 after buying an additional 149 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp grew its stake in shares of Trimble by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 10,155 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $717,000 after buying an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Huntington National Bank grew its stake in shares of Trimble by 10.4% in the fourth quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 1,768 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $125,000 after buying an additional 167 shares in the last quarter. 93.21% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Jennifer Allison sold 3,571 shares of Trimble stock in a transaction 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 directly owns 3,157 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $235,985.75. The trade was a 53.08 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.47% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Trimble

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.