TKR vs. SNA, PNR, GGG, IEX, WWD, NDSN, ITT, RBC, LECO, and SWK
Should you be buying Timken stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Timken include Snap-on (SNA), Pentair (PNR), Graco (GGG), IDEX (IEX), Woodward (WWD), Nordson (NDSN), ITT (ITT), RBC Bearings (RBC), Lincoln Electric (LECO), and Stanley Black & Decker (SWK). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry.
Timken vs.
Timken (NYSE:TKR) and Snap-on (NYSE:SNA) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking and earnings.
Snap-on has higher revenue and earnings than Timken. Timken is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Snap-on, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Snap-on had 16 more articles in the media than Timken. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Snap-on and 9 mentions for Timken. Timken's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Snap-on's score of 0.63 indicating that Timken is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Timken currently has a consensus target price of $78.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.31%. Snap-on has a consensus target price of $350.83, suggesting a potential upside of 8.95%. Given Snap-on's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Snap-on is more favorable than Timken.
Timken received 35 more outperform votes than Snap-on when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.75% of users gave Timken an outperform vote while only 61.65% of users gave Snap-on an outperform vote.
Snap-on has a net margin of 21.71% compared to Timken's net margin of 7.71%. Snap-on's return on equity of 19.20% beat Timken's return on equity.
Timken has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Snap-on has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
89.1% of Timken shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.9% of Snap-on shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of Timken shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Snap-on shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Timken pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Snap-on pays an annual dividend of $8.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Timken pays out 30.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Snap-on pays out 44.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Timken has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Snap-on has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Snap-on is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Summary
Snap-on beats Timken on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:TKR) was last updated on 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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