Kimberly-Clark (KMB) Competitors $131.32 -0.13 (-0.10%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends KMB vs. CL, CHD, CLX, WDFC, SPB, CENTA, ODC, PG, AVY, and PACKShould you be buying Kimberly-Clark stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kimberly-Clark include Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Church & Dwight (CHD), Clorox (CLX), WD-40 (WDFC), Spectrum Brands (SPB), Central Garden & Pet (CENTA), Oil-Dri Co. of America (ODC), Procter & Gamble (PG), Avery Dennison (AVY), and Ranpak (PACK). Kimberly-Clark vs. Colgate-Palmolive Church & Dwight Clorox WD-40 Spectrum Brands Central Garden & Pet Oil-Dri Co. of America Procter & Gamble Avery Dennison Ranpak Kimberly-Clark (NYSE:KMB) and Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations. Is KMB or CL a better dividend stock? Kimberly-Clark pays an annual dividend of $4.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Colgate-Palmolive pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Kimberly-Clark pays out 63.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Colgate-Palmolive pays out 57.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Kimberly-Clark has increased its dividend for 53 consecutive years and Colgate-Palmolive has increased its dividend for 62 consecutive years. Do analysts prefer KMB or CL? Kimberly-Clark presently has a consensus price target of $149.93, suggesting a potential upside of 14.17%. Colgate-Palmolive has a consensus price target of $105.11, suggesting a potential upside of 14.21%. Given Colgate-Palmolive's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Colgate-Palmolive is more favorable than Kimberly-Clark.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Kimberly-Clark 2 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.27Colgate-Palmolive 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KMB or CL? Colgate-Palmolive received 1 more outperform votes than Kimberly-Clark when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 50.46% of users gave Colgate-Palmolive an outperform vote while only 49.91% of users gave Kimberly-Clark an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKimberly-ClarkOutperform Votes54649.91% Underperform Votes54850.09% Colgate-PalmoliveOutperform Votes54750.46% Underperform Votes53749.54% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of KMB or CL? 76.3% of Kimberly-Clark shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Colgate-Palmolive shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Kimberly-Clark shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Colgate-Palmolive shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, KMB or CL? Kimberly-Clark has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Colgate-Palmolive has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer KMB or CL? In the previous week, Colgate-Palmolive had 4 more articles in the media than Kimberly-Clark. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Colgate-Palmolive and 7 mentions for Kimberly-Clark. Kimberly-Clark's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Colgate-Palmolive's score of 0.87 indicating that Kimberly-Clark is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Kimberly-Clark 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Colgate-Palmolive 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is KMB or CL more profitable? Colgate-Palmolive has a net margin of 14.27% compared to Kimberly-Clark's net margin of 12.97%. Colgate-Palmolive's return on equity of 405.81% beat Kimberly-Clark's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kimberly-Clark12.97% 198.59% 14.35% Colgate-Palmolive 14.27%405.81%17.72% Which has better earnings & valuation, KMB or CL? Colgate-Palmolive has higher revenue and earnings than Kimberly-Clark. Kimberly-Clark is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Colgate-Palmolive, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKimberly-Clark$20.10B2.18$1.76B$7.7117.03Colgate-Palmolive$20.11B3.74$2.30B$3.4926.37 SummaryColgate-Palmolive beats Kimberly-Clark on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. It happens like clockwork every 4 years, during the December to February window of a Bitcoin halving year. This is where fortunes are made – often LITERALLY overnight.>> Register for the Workshop Now Get Kimberly-Clark News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KMB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KMB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKimberly-ClarkConverted paper & paperboard products, except containers & box IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$43.84B$8.32B$14.03B$19.18BDividend Yield3.74%2.74%2.77%3.59%P/E Ratio17.0325.6221.9641.28Price / Sales2.181.262.6017.59Price / Cash14.8110.5321.1421.28Price / Book41.568.055.855.32Net Income$1.76B$319.52M$572.90M$989.88M7 Day Performance-0.02%-3.03%-1.84%-3.54%1 Month Performance-4.29%0.83%-3.05%-3.68%1 Year Performance9.96%4.75%2.93%12.14% Kimberly-Clark Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KMBKimberly-Clark4.8264 of 5 stars$131.32-0.1%$149.93+14.2%+10.5%$43.84B$20.10B17.0341,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCLColgate-Palmolive4.8997 of 5 stars$93.53+0.1%$105.11+12.4%+19.0%$76.42B$20.11B26.7734,000CHDChurch & Dwight4.6774 of 5 stars$106.31+0.6%$109.56+3.1%+16.1%$26.05B$6.05B47.375,550Insider TradePositive NewsCLXClorox3.634 of 5 stars$165.57+0.4%$155.38-6.2%+17.0%$20.49B$7.47B57.708,000Analyst UpgradeWDFCWD-402.2409 of 5 stars$268.29+0.7%$301.00+12.2%+5.9%$3.64B$590.56M52.16580News CoverageSPBSpectrum Brands3.6112 of 5 stars$90.08-0.4%$102.38+13.6%+7.2%$2.53B$2.96B22.223,100Positive NewsCENTACentral Garden & Pet3.01 of 5 stars$34.81+0.3%$41.33+18.7%+23.3%$2.28B$3.20B21.437,000ODCOil-Dri Co. of America2.1236 of 5 stars$89.05+2.2%N/A+23.1%$649.80M$454.09M14.50870PGProcter & Gamble4.146 of 5 stars$172.01+0.6%$180.45+4.9%+16.8%$405.09B$83.91B29.67108,000AVYAvery Dennison4.9041 of 5 stars$193.94-0.6%$244.96+26.3%-6.5%$15.58B$8.68B23.4335,000PACKRanpak2.1426 of 5 stars$8.02+4.2%$8.50+6.0%+33.1%$667.75M$336.30M0.00880Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Colgate-Palmolive Alternatives Church & Dwight Alternatives Clorox Alternatives WD-40 Alternatives Spectrum Brands Alternatives Central Garden & Pet Alternatives Oil-Dri Co. of America Alternatives Procter & Gamble Alternatives Avery Dennison Alternatives Ranpak Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:KMB) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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