Timken (NYSE:TKR) Reaches New 1-Year High – Should You Buy?

Shares of Timken Company (The) (NYSE:TKR) hit a new 52-week high on Monday . The stock traded as high as $107.15 and last traded at $105.98, with a volume of 34999 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $106.04.

Timken News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Timken this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley raised its price target to $116 and kept an “Overweight” rating, signaling more upside from current levels and providing buy-side momentum. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: KeyBanc upgraded Timken, citing an expected industrial-cycle inflection; that upgrade coincided with coverage noting the stock reached a yearly/all-time high, which tends to attract momentum and fund flows. KeyBanc upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Timken is seeing elevated trading tied to Russell 1000 index focus/inclusion dynamics — index-driven buying and higher visibility often lift demand and liquidity for constituents. Elevated trading
• Neutral Sentiment: KeyCorp published updated quarterly and long-range EPS models (Q1–Q4 2026 and FY2028), forecasting FY2028 of $7.50 and quarter-level EPS in the $1.28–$1.67 range — these analyst projections support longer-term earnings upside but are forward-looking assumptions rather than confirmed results. KeyCorp estimates

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently commented on TKR shares. Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Timken from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Timken from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $88.00 target price on shares of Timken in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Timken in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, DA Davidson raised their price objective on Timken from $86.00 to $108.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $93.78.

Timken Trading Up 0.4%

The company has a market cap of $7.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.61, a PEG ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.21. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $90.52 and its two-hundred day moving average is $81.69. The company has a quick ratio of 1.47, a current ratio of 2.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56.

Timken (NYSE:TKR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.14 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.09 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $1.11 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.07 billion. Timken had a return on equity of 11.52% and a net margin of 6.29%.The business’s revenue was up 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.16 EPS. Timken has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.500-6.000 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Timken Company will post 5.62 EPS for the current year.

Timken Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 5th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 25th were issued a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, November 25th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. Timken’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.06%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Richard G. Kyle sold 15,837 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.03, for a total value of $1,283,272.11. Following the sale, the director directly owned 266,942 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,630,310.26. This represents a 5.60% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 8.37% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Timken

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. acquired a new position in shares of Timken during the 4th quarter valued at $10,494,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Timken in the fourth quarter worth $47,644,000. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Timken in the fourth quarter valued at $3,148,000. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Timken during the fourth quarter valued at about $617,000. Finally, Clearstead Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Timken by 130.3% during the fourth quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 304 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 172 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.08% of the company’s stock.

Timken Company Profile

The Timken Company is a global manufacturer specializing in engineered bearings and mechanical power transmission products. Its core offerings include tapered and cylindrical roller bearings, spherical and plain bearings, mounted bearing units, and precision gear drives. Timken’s products serve a broad range of industries, from industrial machinery and aerospace to automotive, rail, wind energy and heavy equipment.

Beyond bearings, Timken’s portfolio extends to industrial chains, belts, couplings and related components designed to optimize power transmission systems.