Trimble Navigation
NASDAQ symbol TRMB, makes GPS devices and technology for four main markets: Engineering and construction; Agriculture GPS products; Fleet products to track moving vehicles; and GPS components for major customers around the world.
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION $35.95 (Nasdaq symbol TRMB; SI Rating: Speculative) (408-481-6914; www.trimble.com; Shares outstanding: 119.2 million; Market cap: $4.3 billion; No dividends paid) makes global positioning system (GPS) devices and technology for four main markets:
1) Engineering and construction accounts for the largest share (55%) of Trimble’s sales.
2) Agricultural GPS products (25% of sales) help farmers cut costs and increase yields. For …read more »
LOJACK CORP. $5.52 (Nasdaq symbol LOJN; SI Rating: Speculative) (www.lojack.com; 781-326-4700; Shares outstanding: 18.1 million; Market cap: $99.8 million) sells systems that help track and recover vehicles after they’ve been stolen. Lojack operates in the U.S. and 30 other countries. The company’s Canadian subsidiary is Boomerang Tracking.
In the three months ended June 30, 2009, LoJack’s revenue fell 31.1%, to $35.4 …read more »
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION $14.22 (Nasdaq symbol TRMB; SI Rating: Speculative) (408- 481-6914; www.trimble.com; Shares outstanding: 119.5 million; Market cap: $1.7 billion) reports that its revenues fell 14.3% in the three months ended December 31, 2008, to $268.1 million from $312.8 million a year earlier. Excluding one-time items, earnings fell 18.4%, to $29 million from $35.5 million. Earnings per share fell 14.3% …read more »
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION $21.77 (Nasdaq symbol TRMB; SI Rating: Speculative) (408-481-6914; www.trimble.com; Shares outstanding: 119.5 million; Market cap: $2.6 billion) makes GPS devices and technology for four main markets: Engineering and construction; Agriculture GPS products; Fleet products to track moving vehicles; and GPS components for major customers around the world.
Trimble’s revenues in the three months ended September 30, 2008 rose 10.8%, …read more »
ADOBE SYSTEMS $25.94 (Nasdaq symbol ADBE; SI Rating: Average) (408-536-6000; www.adobe.com; Shares outstanding: 531.0 million; Market cap: $13.8 billion) reported earnings in the latest quarter that exceeded consensus expectations. Excluding one-time items, earnings per share in the three months ended August 29, 2008 rose 11.1%, to $0.50 from $0.45 a year earlier. That beat expectations of $0.46 a share. Revenues …read more »
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION $31.62 (Nasdaq symbol TRMB; SI Rating: Speculative) (408-481-6914; www.trimble.com; Shares outstanding: 121.4 million; Market cap: $3.8 billion) makes GPS devices and technology for four main markets:
1) Engineering and construction is the biggest contributor to revenue for Trimble, at 55% of revenues.
2) Agriculture GPS products (25% of sales) let farmers cut costs and increase yields by, say, precisely plowing, …read more »
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION $42.26 (Nasdaq symbol TRMB; SI Rating: Speculative) (408-481-6914; www.trimble.com; Shares outstanding: 120.2 million; Market cap: $5.1 billion) makes GPS devices and technology for four main markets:
1) Engineering and construction is the biggest contributor to revenue for Trimble, at 68% of revenues.
2) Agriculture GPS products (15% of sales) let farmers cut costs and increase yields by, say, precisely plowing, …read more »
We’ve had great success with the four Global Positioning System (GPS) stocks we first recommended in our June, 2001 issue. Trimble Navigation (see below) acquired @Road, another of the four picks, earlier this year for a 264% gain. Trimble itself is up 755.5%. Garmin (see below) has gained 884.4%. NovAtel is now the subject of a takeover bid for a …read more »
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION $29.68 (Nasdaq symbol TRMB; SI Rating: Speculative) (408-481-6914; www.trimble.com; Shares outstanding: 119.5 million; Market cap: $3.5 billion) (adjusted for a 2-for-1 split in February, 2007) makes GPS devices and technology for four main markets:
1) Engineering and construction is the biggest contributor to revenue for Trimble, at 68% of revenues. This segment includes a joint venture with Caterpillar Inc.
2) …read more »
We’ve had great success with our GPS picks over the last few years. These companies have continued to find new uses for GPS, including navigation maps on cell phones, devices that let farmers more accurately and even remotely work their fields, training devices for runners to measure distance and times and antitheft devices for cars and other property.
The Global Positioning …read more »
