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Kimberly-Clark (KMB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

$141.10
-0.56 (-0.40%)
(As of 09/18/2024 ET)

About Kimberly-Clark Stock (NYSE:KMB)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$140.34
$142.37
50-Day Range
$135.05
$148.35
52-Week Range
$116.32
$149.30
Volume
1.72 million shs
Average Volume
2.13 million shs
Market Capitalization
$47.51 billion
P/E Ratio
25.94
Dividend Yield
3.46%
Price Target
$145.67
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

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. Its Consumer Tissue segment provides facial and bathroom tissues, paper towels, napkins, and related products under the Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle, Viva, Andrex, Scottex, Neve, and other brand names. The company's K-C Professional segment offers wipers, tissues, towels, apparel, personal protective equipment, soaps, and sanitizers under the Kleenex, Scott, WypAll, Kimtech, and KleenGuard brands. It also sells household use products directly to supermarkets, mass merchandisers, drugstores, warehouse clubs, variety and department stores, and other retail outlets, as well as through other distributors and e-commerce; and away-from-home use products directly to distributors, manufacturing, lodging, office building, food service, and public facilities, as well as through e-commerce. Kimberly-Clark Corporation was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Kimberly-Clark Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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Overall MarketRank™: 84th Percentile

Kimberly-Clark scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 35th out of 151 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Kimberly-Clark has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Kimberly-Clark has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Kimberly-Clark's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Kimberly-Clark are expected to grow by 3.59% in the coming year, from $7.25 to $7.51 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Kimberly-Clark is 25.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 134.17.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Kimberly-Clark is 25.94, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 22.46.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Kimberly-Clark has a PEG Ratio of 3.04. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Kimberly-Clark has a P/B Ratio of 44.65. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Kimberly-Clark's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.07% of the float of Kimberly-Clark has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Kimberly-Clark has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Kimberly-Clark has recently increased by 15.59%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Kimberly-Clark pays a meaningful dividend of 3.43%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Kimberly-Clark has been increasing its dividend for 53 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Kimberly-Clark is 89.71%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Kimberly-Clark will have a dividend payout ratio of 64.98% next year. This indicates that Kimberly-Clark will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Kimberly-Clark's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.07% of the float of Kimberly-Clark has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Kimberly-Clark has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Kimberly-Clark has recently increased by 15.59%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Kimberly-Clark has a news sentiment score of 1.00. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.70 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Kimberly-Clark this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 34 people have searched for KMB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -38% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 4 people have added Kimberly-Clark to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -56% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Kimberly-Clark insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $5,582,088.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.62% of the stock of Kimberly-Clark is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    76.29% of the stock of Kimberly-Clark is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Kimberly-Clark's insider trading history.

KMB Stock News Headlines

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KMB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Kimberly-Clark's stock was trading at $121.51 at the start of the year. Since then, KMB shares have increased by 16.1% and is now trading at $141.10.
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Kimberly-Clark Co. (NYSE:KMB) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 23rd. The company reported $1.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.25. The business's quarterly revenue was down 2.0% on a year-over-year basis.
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Kimberly-Clark subsidiaries include Softex Indonesia, I-Flow Corporation, Baylis Medical Company, Jackson Safety, Colombiana Kimberly Colpapel, Kimberly-Clark of South Africa Pty Ltd., P.T. Kimberly-Clark Indonesia, and others.

Top institutional investors of Kimberly-Clark include Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.71%), American Century Companies Inc. (1.29%), Legal & General Group Plc (0.98%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.91%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael D Hsu, Jeffrey P Melucci, Tristram Wilkinson, Andrew Drexler, Gonzalo Uribe, Sandra R Karrmann, Mark T Smucker, Paula Ramos, Katy Chen, Zackery A Hicks, Zackery A Hicks, Doug Cunningham, Deirdre Mahlan and Todd Maclin.
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Shares of KMB stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Kimberly-Clark investors own include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), AT&T (T), Procter & Gamble (PG), Verizon Communications (VZ), AbbVie (ABBV), Pfizer (PFE) and Intel (INTC).

Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 7/2 Dividend
6/07/2024
Dividend Payable
7/02/2024
Last Earnings
7/23/2024
Ex-Dividend for 10/2 Dividend
9/06/2024
Today
9/18/2024
Dividend Payable
10/02/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/22/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Converted paper & paperboard products, except containers & box
Sub-Industry
Household Products
CUSIP
49436810
Employees
41,000
Year Founded
1872

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$145.67
High Stock Price Target
$174.00
Low Stock Price Target
$118.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+3.2%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.25
Research Coverage
16 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$1.76 billion
Pretax Margin
13.17%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$20.28 billion
Cash Flow
$8.69 per share
Book Value
$3.16 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
334,622,000
Market Cap
$47.51 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.39

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Should I Buy Kimberly-Clark Stock? KMB Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Monday, August 26, 2024. Please send any questions or comments about these Kimberly-Clark pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Kimberly-Clark
Bull Case

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Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Kimberly-Clark Co.:

  • Kimberly-Clark Corporation manufactures and markets personal care and consumer tissue products in the United States, providing a diverse product portfolio.
  • The company operates through three segments: Personal Care, Consumer Tissue, and K-C Professional, allowing for revenue diversification.
  • Recent developments in the company's Personal Care segment have shown growth potential, attracting investors.
  • Kimberly-Clark Co. has shown resilience in the face of economic challenges, indicating stability in its operations.
  • Investors may find the current stock price of Kimberly-Clark Co. to be attractive for potential returns.

Kimberly-Clark
Bear Case

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Investors should be bearish about investing in Kimberly-Clark Co. for these reasons:

  • While the company has shown stability, there may be limited growth opportunities compared to other industries.

This page (NYSE:KMB) was last updated on 9/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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