#2 - Kimberly-Clark (NYSE:KMB)
Next on the list of boring stocks is Kimberly-Clark Corp. (NYSE: KMB). The company’s products are a staple at many of the nation’s leading retailers. That means that investors can count on this blue-chip stock to deliver consistent revenue and earnings quarter after quarter.
Kimberly-Clark has a profit margin of over 9.5% - well above the sector average. This highlights an advantage of investing in a company like Kimberly-Clark, specifically its pricing power.
That being said, KMB stock is up just 14.5% in the last five years. That’s not going to get many investors excited in a bull market. But when things get rough in the economy, investors can appreciate the company’s dependable results. And that includes the company’s dividend which currenly has a yield of 3.57%. Not to mention that Kimberly-Clark is a Dividend King having increased its dividend in each of the last 52 years.
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.
Read More - Current Price
- $138.42
- Consensus Rating
- Hold
- Ratings Breakdown
- 6 Buy Ratings, 7 Hold Ratings, 2 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $149.93 (8.3% Upside)
