Timken (TKR) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate BC or TKR?

Brunswick presently has a consensus price target of $67.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.08%. Timken has a consensus price target of $80.73, suggesting a potential upside of 8.68%. Given Timken's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Timken is more favorable than Brunswick.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brunswick	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Timken	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

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. 0.8% of Brunswick shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Timken shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is BC or TKR more profitable?

Timken has a net margin of 6.86% compared to Brunswick's net margin of 0.82%. Timken's return on equity of 11.78% beat Brunswick's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brunswick	0.82%	10.73%	3.54%
Timken	6.86%	11.78%	5.52%

Which has more volatility and risk, BC or TKR?

Brunswick has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Timken has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its share price is 26% 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 1.9%. 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 31.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brunswick has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Timken has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Brunswick is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has higher 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	99.98
Timken	$4.57B	1.13	$352.70M	$4.40	16.88

Does the media prefer BC or TKR?

In the previous week, Brunswick had 1 more articles in the media than Timken. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Brunswick and 7 mentions for Timken. Brunswick's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Timken's score of 0.91 indicating that Brunswick is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brunswick	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Timken	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Brunswick beats Timken on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.