Brown Advisory Inc. Increases Stock Position in Timken Company (The) $TKR

Brown Advisory Inc. raised its holdings in Timken Company (The) (NYSE:TKR) by 5.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,273,668 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 67,573 shares during the period. Brown Advisory Inc.’s holdings in Timken were worth $107,154,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of TKR. Phocas Financial Corp. raised its position in shares of Timken by 81.2% in the fourth quarter. Phocas Financial Corp. now owns 88,967 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $7,485,000 after buying an additional 39,871 shares during the last quarter. Wealth High Governance Capital Ltda acquired a new position in shares of Timken in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $16,429,000. Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC acquired a new position in shares of Timken in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,990,000. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC acquired a new position in shares of Timken in the third quarter valued at approximately $8,107,000. Finally, Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. raised its position in shares of Timken by 90.4% in the fourth quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. now owns 573,069 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $48,212,000 after buying an additional 272,135 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.08% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Timken

Here are the key news stories impacting Timken this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research lifted earnings estimates for Timken across FY2026, FY2027, and several upcoming quarters, suggesting stronger expected profitability. Timken earnings estimate updates
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks highlighted Timken as a top-ranked value stock, which may attract value-oriented investors looking for undervalued industrial names. Timken top-ranked value stock article
• Neutral Sentiment: A Zacks comparison piece versus Garmin (GRMN) focused on relative value, but it did not add a direct catalyst specific to Timken. TKR vs GRMN article
• Negative Sentiment: An insider-selling report said a Timken director sold about $1.11 million in stock, which can weigh on sentiment despite the broader positive analyst backdrop. Timken insider selling article

Analyst Ratings Changes

TKR has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Timken from $125.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $158.00 price target on shares of Timken in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Oppenheimer upped their price target on shares of Timken from $137.00 to $147.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, June 5th. DA Davidson upped their price target on shares of Timken from $117.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, KeyCorp upped their price target on shares of Timken from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Timken presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $140.38.

Timken Price Performance

Shares of TKR stock opened at $136.86 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $9.51 billion, a PE ratio of 31.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.21. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $116.11 and a 200-day simple moving average of $102.34. The company has a current ratio of 2.88, a quick ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. Timken Company has a twelve month low of $69.25 and a twelve month high of $139.77.

Timken (NYSE:TKR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The industrial products company reported $1.67 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.50 by $0.17. Timken had a net margin of 6.60% and a return on equity of 11.84%. The firm had revenue of $1.23 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.17 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.40 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 8.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Timken has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.750-6.250 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Timken Company will post 6.13 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Timken Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 29th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 19th were given a $0.36 dividend. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 19th. This is an increase from Timken’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. Timken’s payout ratio is 32.73%.

Insider Transactions at Timken

In related news, Director John M. Timken, Jr. sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.51, for a total value of $1,747,650.00. Following the sale, the director owned 264,744 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $30,845,323.44. This trade represents a 5.36% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Ajita G. Rajendra sold 8,450 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $131.34, for a total transaction of $1,109,823.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 20,225 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,656,351.50. This trade represents a 29.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 69,079 shares of company stock worth $8,296,144. 8.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Timken

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.