Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of Timken Q3 Earnings

The Timken Company (NYSE:TKR) – Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Timken in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 19th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.38 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.58. The consensus estimate for Timken’s current full-year earnings is $5.62 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Timken’s FY2027 earnings at $6.85 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Bank of America upgraded shares of Timken from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $73.00 to $78.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. KeyCorp reiterated a “sector weight” rating on shares of Timken in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of Timken from $90.00 to $85.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Oppenheimer cut their price target on shares of Timken from $102.00 to $97.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, DA Davidson cut their price target on shares of Timken from $103.00 to $99.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Timken currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $92.70.

Timken Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of NYSE TKR opened at $83.79 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.79, a P/E/G ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $76.49 and a 200-day moving average price of $79.33. Timken has a 1 year low of $69.35 and a 1 year high of $94.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 3.07 and a quick ratio of 1.61.

Timken (NYSE:TKR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The industrial products company reported $1.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.08 by $0.08. Timken had a net margin of 7.71% and a return on equity of 13.93%.

Institutional Trading of Timken

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Coastline Trust Co bought a new stake in shares of Timken in the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Fairway Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Timken in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Amundi grew its stake in Timken by 25.8% during the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 848 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $61,000 after acquiring an additional 174 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new position in Timken during the third quarter valued at approximately $74,000. Finally, Parvin Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Timken during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $66,000. Institutional investors own 89.08% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Philip D. Fracassa sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.50, for a total value of $407,500.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 90,541 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,379,091.50. The trade was a 5.23 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 8.70% of the company’s stock.

Timken Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 25th will be given a $0.34 dividend. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 25th. Timken’s dividend payout ratio is 27.25%.

Timken Company Profile

The Timken Company designs, manufactures, and sells engineered bearings and industrial motion products, and related services in the United States and internationally. The company's Engineered Bearings segment provides various bearing products, including tapered, spherical, and cylindrical roller bearings; plain bearings, metal-polymer bearings, and rod end bearings; radial, angular, and precision ball bearings; thrust and specialty ball bearings; journal bearings; and housed or mounted bearings.