Timken (TKR) Competitors

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

Is TKR or BC 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
Timken	6.86%	11.78%	5.52%
Brunswick	0.82%	10.73%	3.54%

Does the media refer more to TKR or BC?

In the previous week, Brunswick had 13 more articles in the media than Timken. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Brunswick and 9 mentions for Timken. Brunswick's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Timken's score of 1.25 indicating that Brunswick is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Timken	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brunswick	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

89.1% of Timken shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Brunswick shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of Timken shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Brunswick shares are owned by 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.

Do analysts rate TKR or BC?

Timken presently has a consensus price target of $79.80, suggesting a potential upside of 4.48%. Brunswick has a consensus price target of $66.75, suggesting a potential upside of 3.25%. Given Timken's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Timken is more favorable than Brunswick.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Timken	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Brunswick	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility & risk, TKR or BC?

Timken has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brunswick has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TKR or BC a better dividend stock?

Timken pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Brunswick pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Timken pays out 31.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Brunswick has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Brunswick is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, TKR or BC?

Timken has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Timken	$4.57B	1.16	$352.70M	$4.40	17.36
Brunswick	$5.24B	0.81	$130.10M	$0.62	104.27

Summary

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