Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, anti-friction bearing manufacturer The Timken Company
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Timken's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Timken facts
| Headquarters (founded) | Canton, Ohio (1899) |
| Market Cap | $4.1 billion |
| Industry | Industrial machinery |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $5.4 billion |
| Management | CEO James Griffith Senior Vice President William Burkhart |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 16.8% |
| Cash/Debt | $509.9 million / $494.2 million |
| Dividend Yield | 2.3% |
| Competitors |
AK Steel Nucor Steel Dynamics |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 94% of the 217 members who have rated Timken believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Earlier this month, one of those Fools, TzingerToo, succinctly summed up the Timken bull case for our community:
Timken makes the best bearings in the world. Stock pays a decent dividend. There was no particular reason to beat up on the stock this year. I expect [~$60 per share] value.
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