Zacks Research Weighs in on Timken’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:TKR)

The Timken Company (NYSE:TKR) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Timken in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, January 7th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.68 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.65. The consensus estimate for Timken’s current full-year earnings is $5.61 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Timken’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.59 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.33 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.33 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.84 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.75 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.71 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.51 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.80 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. DA Davidson decreased their price target on Timken from $103.00 to $99.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Evercore ISI upgraded Timken from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price target for the company from $87.00 to $91.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Oppenheimer decreased their price target on Timken from $102.00 to $97.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Morgan Stanley upgraded Timken from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price target for the company from $82.00 to $93.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Finally, KeyCorp reissued a “sector weight” rating on shares of Timken in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $92.90.

Timken Trading Down 1.6 %

Shares of TKR stock opened at $72.77 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $75.01 and a 200 day simple moving average of $79.99. Timken has a fifty-two week low of $69.35 and a fifty-two week high of $94.71. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.13, a P/E/G ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a quick ratio of 1.62, a current ratio of 3.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71.

Timken (NYSE:TKR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.38 by ($0.15). Timken had a return on equity of 14.82% and a net margin of 7.41%. The business had revenue of $1.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.12 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.55 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Timken Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 29th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 19th were paid a dividend of $0.34 per share. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.87%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, November 19th. Timken’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.27%.

Insider Transactions at Timken

In other news, Director Richard G. Kyle sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.59, for a total transaction of $2,297,700.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 194,485 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,895,606.15. This represents a 13.36 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 8.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vestcor Inc acquired a new position in shares of Timken during the 3rd quarter valued at about $560,000. TT International Asset Management LTD grew its holdings in Timken by 1,075.2% in the 3rd quarter. TT International Asset Management LTD now owns 39,274 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,310,000 after buying an additional 35,932 shares during the last quarter. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC acquired a new stake in Timken in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $4,363,000. Barclays PLC grew its holdings in Timken by 221.6% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 86,667 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $7,307,000 after buying an additional 59,716 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in Timken by 4.8% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,817,294 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $225,750,000 after buying an additional 128,791 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.08% of the company’s stock.

Timken Company Profile

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.