Zacks Research Weighs in on Timken’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:TKR)

The Timken Company (NYSE:TKR) – Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Timken in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 19th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now expects that the industrial products company will earn $1.42 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate 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.

Timken (NYSE:TKR) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.08 by $0.08. Timken had a net margin of 7.71% and a return on equity of 13.93%.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on TKR. KeyCorp restated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Timken in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Citigroup reduced their price objective on Timken from $90.00 to $85.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Oppenheimer decreased their price objective 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 cut their target price on shares of Timken from $103.00 to $99.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, Bank of America raised Timken from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $73.00 to $78.00 in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. 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 MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $92.70.

Timken Stock Down 1.4 %

TKR opened at $80.14 on Monday. Timken has a 12 month low of $69.35 and a 12 month high of $94.71. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $76.71 and its 200 day moving average price is $79.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 3.07 and a quick ratio of 1.61. The stock has a market cap of $5.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.06, a P/E/G ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.39.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Timken

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Creative Planning raised its holdings in Timken by 11.1% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 10,138 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $855,000 after purchasing an additional 1,015 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Timken by 20.0% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 997 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $80,000 after acquiring an additional 166 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates lifted its holdings in shares of Timken by 10.3% in the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 182,749 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $15,404,000 after purchasing an additional 17,124 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Timken by 72.9% in the 3rd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 5,705 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $481,000 after acquiring an additional 2,405 shares in the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Timken by 8,327.3% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,854 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $156,000 after buying an additional 1,832 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.08% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Timken

In related news, CFO Philip D. Fracassa sold 5,000 shares of Timken stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.50, for a total transaction of $407,500.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 90,541 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,379,091.50. The trade was a 5.23 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 8.70% of the company’s stock.

Timken Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 25th will be paid a $0.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 25th. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.70%. Timken’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 27.25%.

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.