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

The Timken Company (NYSE:TKR) – Analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Timken in a research report issued on Tuesday, January 7th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.68 per share for the quarter, up from their prior 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.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Timken from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $80.00 to $95.00 in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Oppenheimer cut their target price on Timken from $102.00 to $97.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. DA Davidson reduced their price target on Timken from $103.00 to $99.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. KeyCorp reaffirmed a “sector weight” rating on shares of Timken in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised Timken from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their target price for the company from $82.00 to $93.00 in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $92.90.

Timken Price Performance

Timken stock opened at $73.93 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $75.19 and a 200-day simple moving average of $80.04. Timken has a 12 month low of $69.35 and a 12 month 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 stock has a market capitalization of $5.18 billion, a PE ratio of 15.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.39.

Timken (NYSE:TKR) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, November 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.23 earnings per share 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.12 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.55 EPS. Timken’s quarterly revenue was down 1.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Timken Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 29th. Investors 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 1.84%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, November 19th. Timken’s payout ratio is currently 28.27%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Timken news, Director Richard G. Kyle sold 30,000 shares of Timken stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.59, for a total value of $2,297,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 194,485 shares in the company, valued at $14,895,606.15. The trade was a 13.36 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 8.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Timken

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Coastline Trust Co acquired a new position in Timken during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Livelsberger Financial Advisory purchased a new position in shares of Timken in the third quarter valued at $32,000. UMB Bank n.a. grew its holdings in Timken by 64.1% during 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 in the last quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. acquired a new position in Timken in the 2nd quarter worth $44,000. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new position in Timken in the 3rd quarter valued at about $74,000. 89.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.