The stock of Timken Co (NYSE: TKR) has increased by 1.34 when compared to last closing price of 73.05. Despite this, the company has experienced a 4.86% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2025-06-02 that NORTH CANTON, Ohio, June 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com), a global technology leader in engineered bearings and industrial motion, today announced the appointment of Timothy A. Graham as president of Industrial Motion and an officer of the company, effective immediately.
Is It Worth Investing in Timken Co (NYSE: TKR) Right Now?
Timken Co (NYSE: TKR) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 15.98x compared to its average ratio. TKR has 36-month beta value of 1.27. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for TKR is 62.60M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.50% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of TKR on June 27, 2025 was 686.94K shares.
TKR’s Market Performance
The stock of Timken Co (TKR) has seen a 4.86% increase in the past week, with a 4.53% rise in the past month, and a -2.18% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.23%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.09% for TKR. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.78% for TKR’s stock, with a -1.57% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of TKR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for TKR stocks, with DA Davidson repeating the rating for TKR by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for TKR in the upcoming period, according to DA Davidson is $66 based on the research report published on April 21, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see TKR reach a price target of $70. The rating they have provided for TKR stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on April 02nd, 2025.
TKR Trading at 7.44% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought TKR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -18.19% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at TKR starting from Kyle Richard G, who sale 15,000 shares at the price of $79.20 back on Feb 25 ’25. After this action, Kyle Richard G now owns 160,649 shares of Timken Co, valued at $1,188,000 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for TKR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.13 for the present operating margin
- 0.31 for the gross margin
The net margin for Timken Co stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 11.85, with 4.99 for asset returns.
Based on Timken Co (TKR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.44 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.22. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.77. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 6.19.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 841.1 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.52. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.56. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.01for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.69. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.15.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Timken Co (TKR) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
