4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Timken

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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 (NYS: TKR) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

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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