William Blair Issues Negative Forecast for Trimble Earnings

Trimble Inc. (NASDAQ:TRMB) – Analysts at William Blair lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Trimble in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, December 11th. William Blair analyst J. Ho now expects that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings of $0.55 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.57. The consensus estimate for Trimble’s current full-year earnings is $2.34 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Trimble’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.67 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.38 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently issued reports on TRMB. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $84.00 price target on shares of Trimble in a research note on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Trimble from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $74.00 to $92.00 in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. StockNews.com upgraded Trimble from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Trimble from $82.00 to $90.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Oppenheimer upped their price target on Trimble from $77.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, Trimble currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $84.00.

Trimble Trading Down 1.7 %

NASDAQ:TRMB opened at $73.59 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $17.97 billion, a PE ratio of 12.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.16 and a beta of 1.53. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $67.78 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $60.09. Trimble has a 12 month low of $48.60 and a 12 month high of $76.97.

Institutional Trading of Trimble

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Trimble by 1,387.6% in the 2nd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,847,921 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $215,176,000 after buying an additional 3,589,249 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Trimble by 2,035.1% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,146,995 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $63,635,000 after acquiring an additional 1,093,275 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Trimble by 49.1% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,056,558 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $127,692,000 after acquiring an additional 676,954 shares in the last quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc increased its position in Trimble by 18.7% during the 3rd quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 2,755,576 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $169,978,000 after purchasing an additional 434,065 shares during the period. Finally, Sora Investors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Trimble in the 3rd quarter valued at about $22,663,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.21% of the company’s stock.

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.