TriMas (TRS) Competitors

Timken (NYSE:TKR) and TriMas (NASDAQ:TRS) are both industrial machinery companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Does the media refer more to TKR or TRS?

In the previous week, Timken and Timken both had 27 articles in the media. TriMas' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Timken's score of 0.34 indicating that TriMas is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Timken	6 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
TriMas	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TKR or TRS a better dividend stock?

Timken pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. TriMas pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Timken pays out 31.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TriMas pays out 17.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Timken has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Timken is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TKR or TRS?

89.1% of Timken shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of TriMas shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of Timken shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of TriMas shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, TKR or TRS?

Timken has higher revenue and earnings than TriMas. Timken is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TriMas, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Timken	$4.51B	1.17	$352.70M	$4.40	17.26
TriMas	$925.01M	1.62	$24.25M	$0.91	40.41

Which has more risk and volatility, TKR or TRS?

Timken has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TriMas has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TKR or TRS more profitable?

Timken has a net margin of 6.86% compared to TriMas' net margin of 3.83%. Timken's return on equity of 11.78% beat TriMas' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Timken	6.86%	11.78%	5.52%
TriMas	3.83%	11.49%	5.72%

Do analysts recommend TKR or TRS?

Timken presently has a consensus target price of $79.90, suggesting a potential upside of 5.21%. TriMas has a consensus target price of $45.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.38%. Given TriMas' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TriMas is more favorable than Timken.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Timken	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
TriMas	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Timken and TriMas tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.