Timken (TKR) Misses Q1 Earnings Estimates

Company Performance - Timken reported quarterly earnings of $1.40 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.43 per share, and down from $1.77 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of -2.10% [1] - The company posted revenues of $1.14 billion for the quarter ended March 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.61%, but down from $1.19 billion year-over-year [2] - Over the last four quarters, Timken has surpassed consensus EPS estimates two times and topped consensus revenue estimates four times [2] Stock Outlook - Timken shares have declined approximately 8.6% since the beginning of the year, compared to a decline of -5.5% for the S&P 500 [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the coming quarter is $1.49 on revenues of $1.15 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is $5.46 on revenues of $4.46 billion [7] - The estimate revisions trend for Timken is currently unfavorable, resulting in a Zacks Rank 5 (Strong Sell), indicating expected underperformance in the near future [6] Industry Context - The Electronics - Miscellaneous Products industry, to which Timken belongs, is currently in the bottom 42% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting that the industry outlook may negatively impact stock performance [8] - Empirical research indicates a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can be tracked by investors [5]