Vanguard Group Inc. Decreases Stake in Timken Company (The) $TKR

Key Points

• Vanguard trimmed its Timken stake by 1.0% in Q4, selling 62,784 shares and now holding 6,485,279 shares (9.31% of the company) valued at about $545.6 million.
• Analyst views are mixed: four Buys, three Holds and one Sell with an average price target of $105.86, while Oppenheimer and DA Davidson recently raised targets (to $117 and $108, respectively).
• Recent results and payout: Timken beat Q results (EPS $1.14 vs. $1.09 estimate), set FY2026 guidance of $5.50–$6.00 EPS, and pays a $0.35 quarterly dividend (≈1.3% yield).

Vanguard Group Inc. lowered its holdings in Timken Company (The) (NYSE:TKR - Free Report) by 1.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 6,485,279 shares of the industrial products company's stock after selling 62,784 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. owned 9.31% of Timken worth $545,607,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Mather Group LLC. bought a new stake in shares of Timken in the third quarter worth $25,000. Eastern Bank bought a new stake in shares of Timken in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Timken by 4,512.5% in the third quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 369 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 361 shares during the period. V Square Quantitative Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Timken in the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Finally, Kestra Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Timken in the second quarter worth $42,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.08% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TKR has been the subject of several research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an "underweight" rating and issued a $100.00 price objective on shares of Timken in a report on Thursday, March 26th. DA Davidson lifted their price objective on Timken from $86.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Wall Street Zen raised Timken from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Sunday, March 1st. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Timken in a report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on Timken from $108.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, April 20th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $105.86.

Timken Stock Performance

NYSE:TKR opened at $107.03 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $103.63 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $92.79. Timken Company has a 52-week low of $65.49 and a 52-week high of $111.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.47 and a current ratio of 2.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.47 billion, a PE ratio of 26.04, a P/E/G ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 1.18.

Timken (NYSE:TKR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.09 by $0.05. Timken had a return on equity of 11.52% and a net margin of 6.29%.The business had revenue of $1.11 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.07 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.16 earnings per share. Timken's revenue for the quarter was up 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. Timken has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.500-6.000 EPS. Analysts forecast that Timken Company will post 5.9 EPS for the current year.

Timken Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 24th were paid a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 24th. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Timken's dividend payout ratio is 34.06%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Timken

In other news, Director Richard G. Kyle sold 19,636 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $107.99, for a total value of $2,120,491.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 243,636 shares of the company's stock, valued at $26,310,251.64. This represents a 7.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 8.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Timken

The Timken Company is a global manufacturer specializing in engineered bearings and mechanical power transmission products. Its core offerings include tapered and cylindrical roller bearings, spherical and plain bearings, mounted bearing units, and precision gear drives. Timken's products serve a broad range of industries, from industrial machinery and aerospace to automotive, rail, wind energy and heavy equipment.

Beyond bearings, Timken's portfolio extends to industrial chains, belts, couplings and related components designed to optimize power transmission systems.

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