Timken (TKR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Timken is an industrial manufacturer that designs and produces engineered bearings and power transmission products. Its offerings include tapered and spherical roller bearings, precision bearings, seals, lubrication systems, gears, belts, chains, couplings, and other components used to manage friction, motion, and power transmission.

The company serves customers across a range of industries, including industrial machinery, renewable energy, transportation, aerospace, defense, agriculture, construction, and energy. Timken’s products are used in applications such as wind turbines, rail equipment, vehicles, aircraft, automated production systems, and heavy-duty machinery.

Founded in 1899 by Henry Timken, the company originated with the development of the tapered roller bearing. Timken serves customers through manufacturing, sales, and distribution operations in North America and international markets, providing engineered solutions and aftermarket products for original equipment manufacturers and industrial end users.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $106.25 to $109.76
• 50-Day Range: $108.32 to $133.86
• 52-Week Range: $73.62 to $146.37
• Volume: 836,982 shs
• Average Volume: 805,210 shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.57 billion
• P/E Ratio: 29.61
• Dividend Yield: 1.32%
• Price Target: $145.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Timken Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Timken scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 104th out of 649 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Timken has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.70, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 7 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Timken has a consensus price target of $145.00, representing about 32.7% upside from its current price of $109.26.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Timken has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 16.32%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Timken are expected to grow by 16.32% in the coming year, from $6.25 to $7.27 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Timken is 29.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Timken is 29.61, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.99.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Timken has a PEG Ratio of 1.20. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Timken has a P/B Ratio of 2.27. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.68% of the float of Timken has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Timken has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.93.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Timken has recently increased by 14.04%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Timken pays a meaningful dividend of 1.33%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Timken has been increasing its dividend for 12 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Timken is 39.02%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Timken will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.81% next year. This indicates that Timken will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.31

News Sentiment

Timken has a news sentiment score of 0.31. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Timken this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

6 people have searched for TKR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 20% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Timken to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Timken insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,726,853.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

8.10% of the stock of Timken is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

89.08% of the stock of Timken is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Record date for 8/28 Dividend: 8/18/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/28 Dividend: 8/18/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/28/2026
• Today: 10/24/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Machinery
• Sub-Industry: Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
• Current Symbol: NYSE:TKR
• CIK: 98362
• Web: www.timken.com
• Phone: (234) 262-3000
• Fax: 330-458-6006
• Employees: 19,000
• Year Founded: 1899

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Timken: $145.00
• High Price Target: $160.00
• Low Price Target: $130.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +32.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.70
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.69
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 29.61
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.48
• P/E Growth: 1.2
• Net Income: $288.40 million
• Net Margins: 5.43%
• Pretax Margin: 8.03%
• Return on Equity: 12.63%
• Return on Assets: 6.21%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.61
• Current Ratio: 3.10
• Quick Ratio: 1.74

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.58 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.65
• Cash Flow: $8.75 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.49
• Book Value: $48.03 per share
• Price / Book: 2.27

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 69,300,000
• Free Float: 63,684,000
• Market Cap: $7.57 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.18