Timken (TKR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Timken is an industrial technology company that designs and manufactures engineered bearings and motion-related products. Its offerings include tapered and spherical roller bearings, precision bearings, seals, lubrication systems, and other components used to reduce friction, support rotating equipment, and improve the performance and reliability of machinery.

The company also provides industrial motion products and services, including power transmission components, chain, belts, couplings, gear drives, linear motion systems, and related maintenance and engineering solutions. Timken serves customers in industries such as aerospace, automotive, rail, renewable energy, construction, agriculture, mining, and general industrial manufacturing.

Founded in 1899 by Henry Timken, the company is headquartered in North Canton, Ohio. Timken serves customers globally through manufacturing, distribution, and service operations across multiple regions. Christopher C. Ko serves as president and chief executive officer, having succeeded Richard G. Kyle in 2024.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $115.37 to $117.92
• 50-Day Range: $116.55 to $141.78
• 52-Week Range: $70.57 to $146.37
• Volume: 882,793 shs
• Average Volume: 906,093 shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.08 billion
• P/E Ratio: 31.61
• Dividend Yield: 1.23%
• Price Target: $145.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Timken Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Timken scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 30th out of 664 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Timken has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.70, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 7 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Timken has a consensus price target of $145.50, representing about 25.1% upside from its current price of $116.31.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Timken has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 15.97%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Timken are expected to grow by 15.97% in the coming year, from $6.26 to $7.26 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Timken is 31.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.91.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Timken is 31.52, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.47.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Timken has a PEG Ratio of 1.32. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Timken has a P/B Ratio of 2.42. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.55% of the float of Timken has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Timken has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.13.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Timken has recently increased by 15.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Timken pays a meaningful dividend of 1.21%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Timken has been increasing its dividend for 12 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Timken is 39.02%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Timken will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.83% next year. This indicates that Timken will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.04

News Sentiment

Timken has a news sentiment score of 1.04. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.73 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 22 news articles for Timken this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

11 people have searched for TKR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 83% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

9 people have added Timken to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 80% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Timken insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,726,853.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

8.10% of the stock of Timken is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

89.08% of the stock of Timken is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Record date for 8/28 Dividend: 8/18/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/28 Dividend: 8/18/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/28/2026
• Today: 9/15/2026
• Morgan Stanley's 14th Annual Laguna Conference: 9/16/2026
• 25th Annual Diversified Industrials & Services Conference: 9/24/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Machinery
• Sub-Industry: Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
• Current Symbol: NYSE:TKR
• CIK: 98362
• Web: www.timken.com
• Phone: (234) 262-3000
• Fax: 330-458-6006
• Employees: 19,000
• Year Founded: 1899

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Timken: $145.50
• High Price Target: $160.00
• Low Price Target: $130.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +24.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.70
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.69
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 31.61
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.63
• P/E Growth: 1.32
• Net Income: $288.40 million
• Net Margins: 5.43%
• Pretax Margin: 8.03%
• Return on Equity: 12.63%
• Return on Assets: 6.21%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.61
• Current Ratio: 3.10
• Quick Ratio: 1.74

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.76 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.70
• Cash Flow: $8.48 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.76
• Book Value: $48.03 per share
• Price / Book: 2.43

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 69,297,000
• Free Float: 63,684,000
• Market Cap: $8.08 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.21