Timken (TKR) Competitors

Brunswick (NYSE:BC) and Timken (NYSE:TKR) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate BC or TKR?

Brunswick currently has a consensus target price of $68.25, suggesting a potential upside of 11.54%. Timken has a consensus target price of $79.90, suggesting a potential downside of 1.46%. Given Brunswick's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Brunswick is more favorable than Timken.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brunswick	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54
Timken	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Which has better earnings and valuation, BC or TKR?

Timken has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Brunswick. Timken is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brunswick, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brunswick	$5.10B	0.79	$130.10M	$0.62	98.69
Timken	$4.57B	1.24	$352.70M	$4.64	17.48

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BC or TKR?

99.3% of Brunswick shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Timken shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Brunswick shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Timken shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor BC or TKR?

In the previous week, Brunswick had 41 more articles in the media than Timken. MarketBeat recorded 55 mentions for Brunswick and 14 mentions for Timken. Brunswick's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Timken's score of 0.29 indicating that Brunswick is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brunswick	16 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Timken	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, BC or TKR?

Brunswick has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Timken has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BC or TKR a better dividend stock?

Brunswick pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Timken pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Brunswick pays out 277.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Timken pays out 30.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brunswick has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Timken has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Brunswick is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is BC or TKR more profitable?

Timken has a net margin of 7.24% compared to Brunswick's net margin of 0.82%. Timken's return on equity of 12.62% beat Brunswick's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brunswick	0.82%	10.73%	3.54%
Timken	7.24%	12.62%	5.81%

Summary

Brunswick beats Timken on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.