Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB – Get Free Report) and Zapata Quantum (OTCMKTS:ZPTA – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares Trimble and Zapata Quantum’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Trimble | -2.77% | 12.29% | 7.67% |
| Zapata Quantum | N/A | -7.23% | -3.10% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
93.2% of Trimble shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.2% of Zapata Quantum shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Trimble shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 39.3% of Zapata Quantum shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Risk and Volatility
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Trimble and Zapata Quantum”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Trimble | $3.59 billion | 3.87 | $424.00 million | ($0.49) | -121.41 |
| Zapata Quantum | $3.88 million | 27.52 | $9.34 million | ($0.02) | -28.50 |
Trimble has higher revenue and earnings than Zapata Quantum. Trimble is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zapata Quantum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Trimble and Zapata Quantum, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Trimble | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2.64 |
| Zapata Quantum | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 |
Trimble currently has a consensus price target of $80.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.48%. Given Trimble’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Trimble is more favorable than Zapata Quantum.
Summary
Zapata Quantum beats Trimble on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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. Its Geospatial segment provides surveying and geospatial products, and geographic information systems. The company's Resources and Utilities segment offers precision agriculture products and services, such as guidance and positioning systems, including autonomous steering systems, automated and variable-rate application and technology systems, and information management solutions; manual and automated navigation guidance for tractors and other farm equipment; solutions to automate application of pesticide and seeding; water solutions; and agricultural software. Its Transportation segment offers solutions for long haul trucking and freight shipper markets; mobility solutions comprising route management, safety and compliance, end-to-end vehicle management, video intelligence, and supply chain communications; and fleet and transportation management systems, analytics, routing, mapping, reporting, and predictive modeling solutions. The company was formerly known as Trimble Navigation Limited and changed its name to Trimble Inc. in October 2016. Trimble Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Westminster, Colorado.
About Zapata Quantum
Zapata Computing Holdings Inc. operates as an industrial generative artificial intelligence (AI) software company in the United States. The company offers subscription-based solutions that combine software and services to develop generative AI applications, as well as accompanying services to solve complex industrial problems. It also provides Zapata AI Sense, a suite of algorithms and complex mathematical models to enhance analytics and other data-driven applications; Zapata AI Prose, a set of generative AI solutions based on large language models for generic chatbot applications; and Orquestra, an industrial generative AI application development platform, which provides sense and prose. It serves enterprise organizations. Zapata Computing Holdings Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
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