Timken (NYSE:TKR) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Citigroup Analyst Says

Key Points

• Citigroup raised its price target on Timken to $125 (from $115) and kept a Buy rating, implying about an 18.5% upside versus the current share price.
• Analyst views are mixed—four Buys, four Holds and one Sell—with a MarketBeat consensus rating of Hold and an average price target of $99.63.
• Timken recently beat quarterly expectations (EPS $1.14 vs. $1.09; revenue $1.11B, +3.5% YoY) and set FY2026 guidance of 5.50–6.00 EPS (analyst average ~5.62).

Timken (NYSE:TKR - Get Free Report) had its target price hoisted by investment analysts at Citigroup from $115.00 to $125.00 in a research note issued on Monday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a "buy" rating on the industrial products company's stock. Citigroup's target price would indicate a potential upside of 18.52% from the stock's current price.

TKR has been the topic of several other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an "underweight" rating and issued a $100.00 price objective on shares of Timken in a report on Thursday, March 26th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Timken in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. 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 upgraded Timken from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Sunday, March 1st. Finally, Oppenheimer set a $108.00 target price on Timken in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $99.63.

Timken Price Performance

NYSE:TKR traded down $1.29 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $105.46. 74,787 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 792,315. The company has a quick ratio of 1.47, a current ratio of 2.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $102.95 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $89.59. Timken has a 52 week low of $59.22 and a 52 week high of $111.39. The firm has a market cap of $7.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.65, a P/E/G ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.18.

Timken (NYSE:TKR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 firm 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. The company's revenue was up 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Timken has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.500-6.000 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Timken will post 5.62 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Timken

In related news, Director Richard G. Kyle sold 19,636 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the director directly owned 243,636 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $26,310,251.64. This represents a 7.46% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 8.10% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Timken

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of Timken by 112.6% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 18,002 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $1,522,000 after purchasing an additional 9,534 shares in the last quarter. Redwood Family Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Timken during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $210,000. DGS Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Timken during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $207,000. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in Timken by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,371,613 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $115,394,000 after purchasing an additional 13,459 shares during the period. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its stake in Timken by 6.6% during the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 47,807 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $4,022,000 after purchasing an additional 2,939 shares during the period. 89.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Timken Company Profile

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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