Advyzon Investment Management LLC Makes New $269,000 Investment in Kimberly-Clark Co. (NYSE:KMB)

Advyzon Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Kimberly-Clark Co. (NYSE:KMB - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 2,053 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $269,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. purchased a new stake in Kimberly-Clark in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Kimberly-Clark in the third quarter valued at about $29,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Kimberly-Clark in the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in Kimberly-Clark in the fourth quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Roxbury Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Kimberly-Clark in the fourth quarter valued at about $33,000. Institutional investors own 76.29% of the company's stock.

Kimberly-Clark Price Performance

KMB traded up $1.31 during trading on Friday, hitting $140.28. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,316,595 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,169,741. The company has a current ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.05. Kimberly-Clark Co. has a twelve month low of $118.62 and a twelve month high of $149.30. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $130.19 and its 200 day simple moving average is $136.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $46.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.58, a P/E/G ratio of 4.42 and a beta of 0.41.

Kimberly-Clark (NYSE:KMB - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The company reported $1.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $1.50. Kimberly-Clark had a return on equity of 201.43% and a net margin of 12.69%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Kimberly-Clark Co. will post 7.5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Kimberly-Clark Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 7th will be paid a $1.26 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 7th. This is a positive change from Kimberly-Clark's previous quarterly dividend of $1.22. This represents a $5.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.59%. Kimberly-Clark's payout ratio is currently 64.64%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group raised their price objective on Kimberly-Clark from $132.00 to $134.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Kimberly-Clark from $140.00 to $130.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. StockNews.com cut Kimberly-Clark from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, February 15th. TD Cowen cut Kimberly-Clark from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $145.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, Citigroup reduced their price objective on Kimberly-Clark from $125.00 to $118.00 and set a "sell" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $143.64.

About Kimberly-Clark

Kimberly-Clark Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets personal care and consumer tissue products in the United States. It operates through three segments: Personal Care, Consumer Tissue, and K-C Professional. The company's Personal Care segment offers disposable diapers, training and youth pants, swimpants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, reusable underwear, and other related products under the Huggies, Pull-Ups, Little Swimmers, GoodNites, DryNites, Sweety, Kotex, U by Kotex, Intimus, Thinx, Poise, Depend, Plenitud, Softex, and other brand names.