Research Analysts Set Expectations for Timken Q1 Earnings

The Timken Company (NYSE:TKR - Free Report) - Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Timken in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 19th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $1.42 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.74. The consensus estimate for Timken's current full-year earnings is $5.62 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Timken's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.51 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.31 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.62 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.66 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.73 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.63 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.50 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.52 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on TKR. Citigroup decreased their price target on Timken from $90.00 to $85.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Oppenheimer reduced their price target on Timken from $102.00 to $97.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. DA Davidson cut their price objective on Timken from $103.00 to $99.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Bank of America raised Timken from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $73.00 to $78.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Timken from $93.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $92.70.

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Timken Stock Performance

Shares of TKR traded down $0.94 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $79.22. 431,319 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 676,840. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.88, a P/E/G ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 3.07 and a quick ratio of 1.61. Timken has a twelve month low of $69.35 and a twelve month high of $94.71. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $76.97 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $79.31.

Timken (NYSE:TKR - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.16 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.08 by $0.08. Timken had a return on equity of 13.93% and a net margin of 7.71%.

Institutional Trading of Timken

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Mackenzie Financial Corp bought a new stake in Timken in the 4th quarter worth approximately $510,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio raised its position in shares of Timken by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 53,606 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $3,826,000 after buying an additional 2,763 shares in the last quarter. CSS LLC IL purchased a new stake in Timken in the 4th quarter worth about $208,000. PharVision Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in Timken in the 4th quarter worth about $242,000. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its stake in Timken by 9.3% in the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 210,872 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $15,050,000 after acquiring an additional 17,966 shares in the last quarter. 89.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Timken

In other news, CFO Philip D. Fracassa sold 5,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.50, for a total transaction of $407,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 90,541 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,379,091.50. This trade represents a 5.23 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 8.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Timken Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 25th will be issued a dividend of $0.34 per share. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.72%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 25th. Timken's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 27.25%.

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.