Timken Company has delivered a perfect four-quarter earnings beat streak with average surprise of 7.65%, a golden cross breakout with RSI at 70, and a Piotroski score of 9 out of 9, but with the stock trading 14.6% above the analyst target and asymmetry firmly negative, new entry here carries poor risk-reward.
Thesis pillars
- Perfect Beat Streak Rising Estimates→Stable
- Golden Cross Breakout Momentum→Stable
- Exceptional Financial Strength→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Timken Company (The) (TKR) Stock Analysis
Catalyst-Driven edge
Industrials · Tools & Accessories
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $142.36, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (2.7% away).
Timken designs and manages a portfolio of engineered bearings and industrial motion products, and provides related services. The Company's growing portfolio features many strong brands, including Timken®, GGB®, Philadelphia Gear®, Cone Drive®, CGI®, Rollon®, Nadella®, Rosa... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $142.36, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (2.7% away). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Multiple concerning factors. Consider reducing position. | News modifier +1 (SELL_IF_HOLDING → HOLD_IF_HOLDING) Score 5.1/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 23d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-07-07Recent Developments — Timken Company (The)
Latest news
- NEWS Here's Why Timken (TKR) is a Strong Value Stock - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
- NEWS Here's why Timken (TKR) is a strong value stock - MSN — MSN positive
- NEWS Keybank National Association OH Purchases 129,458 Shares of Timken Company (The) $TKR - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS Is The Timken Company (NYSE:TKR) Potentially Undervalued? - Moomoo — Moomoo positive
- NEWS Timken (TKR) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
Generated 2026-07-07T10:21:37Z.
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Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-05-08Item 5.02MEDIUMNOMINEES | | FOR | | WITHHOLD | | BROKER NON-VOTES | | | | | | Lucian Boldea | | 59,598,638 | | 948,854 | | 3,182,667 Maria A. Crowe | | 58,028,580 | | 2,518,912 | | 3,182,667 Elizabeth A. Harrell | | 58,197,705 | | 2,349,787 | | 3,182,667 Richard G. Kyle | [... truncated]SEC filing →
- 2026-04-21Item 5.02MEDIUMOn April 16, 2026, Andreas Roellgen ceased serving as Executive Vice President and President of Engineered Bearings of The Timken Company (the "Company") effective as of the close of business that day. As an employee who is domiciled in Europe, Mr.SEC filing →
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $142.36, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (2.7% away). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Multiple concerning factors. Consider reducing position. | News modifier +1 (SELL_IF_HOLDING → HOLD_IF_HOLDING) Target $143.44 (+0.8%), stop $132.94 (−7.1%), A.R:R -1.8:1. Score 5.1/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $143.44 (+0.8% upside). Target $143.44 (+0.8%), stop $132.94 (−7.1%), A.R:R -1.8:1. Stop-loss: $132.94.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (2.7% away); Negative momentum.
Timken Company (The) trades at a P/E of 31.6 (forward 19.3). TrendMatrix value score: 5.0/10. Verdict: Hold.
16 analysts cover TKR with a consensus score of 3.8/5. Average price target: $137.
What does Timken Company (The) do?Timken designs and manages a portfolio of engineered bearings and industrial motion products, and provides related...
Timken designs and manages a portfolio of engineered bearings and industrial motion products, and provides related services. The Company's growing portfolio features many strong brands, including Timken®, GGB®, Philadelphia Gear®, Cone Drive®, CGI®, Rollon®, Nadella®, Rosa Sistemi®, Diamond®, Drives®, Groeneveld®, BEKA®, Des-Case®, Lovejoy®, PT Tech®, Torsion Control Products® and Lagersmit®.