Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of Timken Q2 Earnings

Timken Company (The) (NYSE:TKR - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Timken in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, June 12th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $1.33 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.37. The consensus estimate for Timken's current full-year earnings is $5.62 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Timken's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.31 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.30 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.55 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.51 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.39 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.09 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.68 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.44 EPS.

Several other research firms have also commented on TKR. Evercore ISI lowered their price target on shares of Timken from $102.00 to $85.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 19th. Oppenheimer lowered their target price on Timken from $90.00 to $88.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on Timken from $85.00 to $75.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Citigroup boosted their price target on Timken from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, DA Davidson upped their price objective on Timken from $66.00 to $71.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $78.50.

Timken Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:TKR traded up $0.13 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $70.57. The company's stock had a trading volume of 335,227 shares, compared to its average volume of 574,749. The company has a quick ratio of 1.71, a current ratio of 3.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $67.93 and a 200 day moving average of $72.64. Timken has a twelve month low of $56.20 and a twelve month high of $90.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.94 billion, a PE ratio of 15.21, a P/E/G ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.28.

Timken (NYSE:TKR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The industrial products company reported $1.40 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.43 by ($0.03). Timken had a return on equity of 12.62% and a net margin of 7.24%. The business had revenue of $1.14 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.13 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.77 EPS. Timken's quarterly revenue was down 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Advisors Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Timken by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 70,739 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $5,084,000 after acquiring an additional 2,175 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its position in shares of Timken by 7.6% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 226,872 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $16,305,000 after purchasing an additional 16,000 shares during the period. United Services Automobile Association acquired a new stake in shares of Timken in the first quarter valued at about $306,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of Timken by 18.4% during the first quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 8,052 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $579,000 after purchasing an additional 1,252 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Timken by 147.0% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 355,765 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $25,569,000 after purchasing an additional 211,718 shares during the last quarter. 89.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Timken Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 23rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 13th were given a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 13th. This is a boost from Timken's previous quarterly dividend of $0.34. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.98%. Timken's payout ratio is 30.17%.

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.