How to buy Trimble stock

Trimble Inc is a scientific & technical instruments business based in the US. Trimble shares (TRMB) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

How to buy shares in Trimble

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2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Trimble. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: TRMB. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Trimble reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. Weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Trimble, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Trimble. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

Trimble share price

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Trimble shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-02-23.

52-week range	USD$20.01 - USD$76.5
50-day moving average	USD$70.9015
200-day moving average	USD$58.7765
Wall St. target price	USD$76.4
PE ratio	47.5032
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$1.55

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Trimble financials

Revenue TTM	USD$3.1 billion
Operating margin TTM	14.25%
Gross profit TTM	USD$1.9 billion
Return on assets TTM	4.15%
Return on equity TTM	11.63%
Profit margin	12.39%
Book value	$14.342
Market capitalisation	USD$18.4 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Trimble shares

There are currently 2.4 million Trimble shares held short by investors – that's known as Trimble's "short interest". This figure is 4.9% up from 2.3 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Trimble shares can be evaluated.

Trimble's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Trimble's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Trimble shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Trimble shares traded daily (recently around 3.8 million). Trimble's SIR currently stands at 0.64. In other words for every 100,000 Trimble shares traded daily on the market, roughly 640 shares are currently held short.

However Trimble's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Trimble shares, or, against the total number of tradable Trimble shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Trimble's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Trimble shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0109% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Trimble shares, roughly 11 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Trimble.

Find out more about how you can short Trimble stock.

Trimble's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Trimble.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Trimble's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 17.39

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Trimble's overall score of 17.39 (as at 01/01/2019) is excellent – landing it in it in the 12nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Trimble is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Trimble's environmental score

Environmental score: 10.74/100

Trimble's environmental score of 10.74 puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Trimble is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Trimble's social score

Social score: 11.82/100

Trimble's social score of 11.82 puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Trimble is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Trimble's governance score

Governance score: 13.32/100

Trimble's governance score puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Trimble is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Trimble's controversy score

Controversy score: 1/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Trimble scored a 1 out of 5 for controversy – the highest score possible, reflecting that Trimble has managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Trimble Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	17.39
Total ESG percentile	11.98
Environmental score	10.74
Environmental score percentile	9
Social score	11.82
Social score percentile	9
Governance score	13.32
Governance score percentile	9
Level of controversy	1

Have Trimble's shares ever split?

Trimble's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 21 March 2013. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Trimble shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Trimble shares which in turn could have impacted Trimble's share price.

Trimble share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Trimble's shares have ranged in value from as little as $20.01 up to $76.5. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Trimble's is 1.516. This would suggest that Trimble's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Trimble overview

Trimble Inc. provides technology solutions that enable professionals and field mobile workers to improve or transform their work processes worldwide. It operates through four segments: Buildings and Infrastructure, Geospatial, Resources and Utilities, and Transportation. The Buildings and Infrastructure segment offers field and office software for route selection and design; systems to guide and control construction equipment; systems to monitor, track, and manage assets, equipment, and workers; software to share and communicate data; 3D conceptual design and modeling software; building information modeling software; integrated site layout and measurement systems; cost estimating, scheduling, and project controls solutions; applications for sub-contractors and trades; and an integrated workplace management software. The Geospatial segment provides surveying and geospatial products, and geographic information systems. The Resources and Utilities segment offers precision agriculture products and services, such as guidance and positioning systems, automated and variable-rate application and technology systems, and information management solutions. It offers manual and automated navigation guidance for tractors and other farm equipment; solutions to automate application of pesticide and seeding; water solutions; Farmer Core, a software subscription that enables farmers to connect their farm operation; and forestry solutions for forest management and timber processing. The Transportation segment offers solutions for long haul trucking, field service management, rail, and construction logistics industries; and transportation management, analytics, routing, mapping, reporting, and predictive modeling solution under Trimble brand name. It has strategic alliance with Boston Dynamics. 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 Sunnyvale, California.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Trimble is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 0.472% of Trimble shares are held by insiders and 97.655% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for Trimble?

  Trimble's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Trimble based?

  Trimble's address is: 935 Stewart Drive, Sunnyvale, CA, United States, 94085

• What is Trimble's ISIN number?

  Trimble's international securities identification number is: US8962391004

• What is Trimble's CUSIP number?

  Trimble's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 896239100