KMB vs. CL, CHD, CLX, WDFC, SPB, CENTA, ODC, PG, AVY, and PACK
Should 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.
Kimberly-Clark (NYSE:KMB) and Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment.
76.3% of Kimberly-Clark shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Colgate-Palmolive shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Kimberly-Clark shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Colgate-Palmolive shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Colgate-Palmolive has lower revenue, but higher 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.
In the previous week, Colgate-Palmolive had 9 more articles in the media than Kimberly-Clark. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Colgate-Palmolive and 38 mentions for Kimberly-Clark. Colgate-Palmolive's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Kimberly-Clark's score of 0.68 indicating that Colgate-Palmolive is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Colgate-Palmolive received 6 more outperform votes than Kimberly-Clark when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 50.55% of users gave Colgate-Palmolive an outperform vote while only 49.68% of users gave Kimberly-Clark an outperform vote.
Kimberly-Clark pays an annual dividend of $4.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Colgate-Palmolive pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. 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.
Kimberly-Clark has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Colgate-Palmolive has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Kimberly-Clark currently has a consensus price target of $143.71, suggesting a potential upside of 12.87%. Colgate-Palmolive has a consensus price target of $101.11, suggesting a potential upside of 13.86%. Given Colgate-Palmolive's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Colgate-Palmolive is more favorable than Kimberly-Clark.
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.
Summary
Colgate-Palmolive beats Kimberly-Clark on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:KMB) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
