Zacks Research Has Strong Estimate for Timken Q1 Earnings

The Timken Company (NYSE:TKR - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Timken in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, December 18th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.74 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.73. The consensus estimate for Timken's current full-year earnings is $5.61 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Timken's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.65 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.32 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.30 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.79 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.73 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.68 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.70 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Timken from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their target price for the stock from $80.00 to $95.00 in a research note on Friday, December 6th. DA Davidson lowered their price objective on shares of Timken from $103.00 to $99.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Morgan Stanley raised shares of Timken from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $82.00 to $93.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Oppenheimer reduced their target price on shares of Timken from $102.00 to $97.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, Evercore ISI upgraded Timken from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and boosted their price target for the company from $87.00 to $91.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $92.90.

Timken Trading Down 0.0 %

TKR traded down $0.02 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $71.61. The stock had a trading volume of 248,134 shares, compared to its average volume of 489,773. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $78.66 and its 200-day simple moving average is $81.00. Timken has a 1-year low of $70.20 and a 1-year high of $94.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 3.00 and a quick ratio of 1.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.38.

Timken (NYSE:TKR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.23 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.38 by ($0.15). The company had revenue of $1.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.12 billion. Timken had a net margin of 7.41% and a return on equity of 14.82%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 1.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.55 EPS.

Timken Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 29th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 19th were paid a dividend of $0.34 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, November 19th. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.90%. Timken's payout ratio is presently 28.27%.

Insider Transactions at Timken

In related news, Director Richard G. Kyle sold 30,000 shares of Timken stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $76.59, for a total transaction of $2,297,700.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 194,485 shares in the company, valued at $14,895,606.15. This trade represents a 13.36 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 8.70% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Timken

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Coastline Trust Co bought a new stake in shares of Timken in the 3rd quarter valued at $29,000. Livelsberger Financial Advisory bought a new position in shares of Timken in the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its stake in shares of Timken by 64.1% in the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 430 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares during the period. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Timken during the 2nd quarter valued at about $44,000. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new stake in Timken during the third quarter worth approximately $74,000. 89.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Timken

The Timken Company designs, manufactures, and sells engineered bearings and industrial motion products, and related services in the United States and internationally. The company's Engineered Bearings segment provides various bearing products, including tapered, spherical, and cylindrical roller bearings; plain bearings, metal-polymer bearings, and rod end bearings; radial, angular, and precision ball bearings; thrust and specialty ball bearings; journal bearings; and housed or mounted bearings.