Timken (TKR) Competitors $64.24 -1.03 (-1.58%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock TKR vs. SNA, PNR, GGG, IEX, ITT, NDSN, RBC, WWD, LECO, and SWKShould 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), ITT (ITT), Nordson (NDSN), RBC Bearings (RBC), Woodward (WWD), Lincoln Electric (LECO), and Stanley Black & Decker (SWK). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. Timken vs. Snap-on Pentair Graco IDEX ITT Nordson RBC Bearings Woodward Lincoln Electric Stanley Black & Decker Snap-on (NYSE:SNA) and Timken (NYSE:TKR) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, community ranking and risk. Is SNA or TKR a better dividend stock? Snap-on pays an annual dividend of $8.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Timken pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Snap-on pays out 44.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Timken pays out 27.3% 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. Snap-on has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Timken has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Snap-on is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do insiders and institutionals believe in SNA or TKR? 84.9% of Snap-on shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Timken shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of Snap-on shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Timken shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate SNA or TKR? Snap-on presently has a consensus price target of $350.83, suggesting a potential upside of 13.60%. Timken has a consensus price target of $81.91, suggesting a potential upside of 29.89%. Given Timken's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Timken is more favorable than Snap-on.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Snap-on 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Timken 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.42 Which has more risk & volatility, SNA or TKR? Snap-on has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Timken has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is SNA or TKR more profitable? 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.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Snap-on21.71% 19.20% 13.13% Timken 7.71%13.93%6.23% Does the MarketBeat Community favor SNA or TKR? Timken received 35 more outperform votes than Snap-on when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.67% of users gave Timken an outperform vote while only 61.46% of users gave Snap-on an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSnap-onOutperform Votes37861.46% Underperform Votes23738.54% TimkenOutperform Votes41362.67% Underperform Votes24637.33% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SNA or TKR? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSnap-on$4.67B3.46$1.04B$19.1016.17Timken$4.57B0.97$352.70M$4.9912.64 Does the media refer more to SNA or TKR? In the previous week, Snap-on had 7 more articles in the media than Timken. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Snap-on and 31 mentions for Timken. Timken's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Snap-on's score of 0.50 indicating that Timken is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Snap-on 15 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Timken 10 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummarySnap-on beats Timken on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Timken News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TKR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart TKR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTimkenBall & roller bearings IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.41B$7.83B$22.84B$18.85BDividend Yield2.09%2.94%2.98%4.04%P/E Ratio12.6423.8941.8632.55Price / Sales0.972.752,075.0727.74Price / Cash9.3114.8834.7217.53Price / Book1.482.166.104.45Net Income$352.70M$391.68M$738.15M$1.02B7 Day Performance0.81%1.85%3.09%1.84%1 Month Performance-12.36%-6.30%1.61%-3.25%1 Year Performance-29.31%-0.77%52,507.53%5.03% Timken Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TKRTimken4.9342 of 5 stars$64.24-1.6%$81.91+27.5%-24.7%$4.50B$4.57B12.8719,000Earnings ReportNews CoverageSNASnap-on4.2416 of 5 stars$292.92-4.1%$350.83+19.8%+13.8%$15.35B$4.71B15.0212,900Dividend AnnouncementPNRPentair4.6594 of 5 stars$78.79-2.0%$110.00+39.6%+12.1%$13.00B$4.08B21.0711,200Insider TradeGGGGraco3.9798 of 5 stars$76.70-2.4%$93.00+21.3%-0.6%$12.90B$2.11B27.204,000Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionIEXIDEX4.707 of 5 stars$160.94-1.8%$223.14+38.6%-23.0%$12.16B$3.27B24.208,870Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionITTITT3.938 of 5 stars$125.39-2.1%$158.57+26.5%+3.2%$10.15B$3.63B19.9010,300Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsNDSNNordson4.4618 of 5 stars$177.11-2.0%$250.20+41.3%-28.1%$10.08B$2.67B22.537,330News CoveragePositive NewsRBCRBC Bearings1.9184 of 5 stars$314.40-2.3%$354.20+12.7%+33.5%$9.87B$1.61B43.193,550Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGap DownWWDWoodward3.3638 of 5 stars$165.22-2.3%$193.75+17.3%+22.3%$9.81B$3.31B27.688,300Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageLECOLincoln Electric4.3882 of 5 stars$172.26-2.9%$219.00+27.1%-18.3%$9.65B$4.01B21.1412,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownSWKStanley Black & Decker4.5284 of 5 stars$56.42-1.4%$102.20+81.1%-32.7%$8.72B$15.37B29.0854,200Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Snap-on Alternatives Pentair Alternatives Graco Alternatives IDEX Alternatives ITT Alternatives Nordson Alternatives RBC Bearings Alternatives Woodward Alternatives Lincoln Electric Alternatives Stanley Black & Decker Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:TKR) was last updated on 4/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners"I'm risking my reputation on this"I've discovered something so significant about the 2025 crypto market that I had to put everything else aside ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMusk’s AI Masterplan – Our #1 AI Stock to Buy NowDid Elon Musk just set the stage for the next AI stock explosion? 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