Kimberly-Clark Co. (NYSE:KMB) Shares Sold by Members Capital Advisors Inc.

Members Capital Advisors Inc. lessened its stake in Kimberly-Clark Co. (NYSE:KMB - Free Report) by 90.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,305 shares of the company's stock after selling 12,605 shares during the quarter. Kimberly-Clark comprises about 0.5% of Members Capital Advisors Inc.'s holdings, making the stock its 23rd largest holding. Members Capital Advisors Inc.'s holdings in Kimberly-Clark were worth $159,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of KMB. Ziegler Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Kimberly-Clark by 13.4% in the 3rd quarter. Ziegler Capital Management LLC now owns 15,096 shares of the company's stock worth $1,824,000 after acquiring an additional 1,784 shares during the period. DAVENPORT & Co LLC boosted its stake in shares of Kimberly-Clark by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 78,163 shares of the company's stock valued at $9,446,000 after buying an additional 3,595 shares during the last quarter. KFG Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Kimberly-Clark by 11.9% during the 3rd quarter. KFG Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,838 shares of the company's stock valued at $585,000 after buying an additional 516 shares during the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its stake in shares of Kimberly-Clark by 140.7% during the 3rd quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 32,265 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,899,000 after buying an additional 18,860 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA boosted its stake in shares of Kimberly-Clark by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 6,467 shares of the company's stock valued at $782,000 after buying an additional 160 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.29% of the company's stock.

Kimberly-Clark Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE KMB traded up $1.74 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $137.78. 3,550,944 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,222,973. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $125.17 and a 200 day moving average price of $122.66. The company has a market cap of $46.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.50, a PEG ratio of 3.83 and a beta of 0.40. Kimberly-Clark Co. has a 52 week low of $116.32 and a 52 week high of $147.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.94, a current ratio of 0.82 and a quick ratio of 0.54.

Kimberly-Clark (NYSE:KMB - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 23rd. The company reported $2.01 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.61 by $0.40. The company had revenue of $5.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.08 billion. Kimberly-Clark had a net margin of 8.63% and a return on equity of 260.47%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down .9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.67 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Kimberly-Clark Co. will post 6.84 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Kimberly-Clark

In related news, Director Mark T. Smucker purchased 827 shares of Kimberly-Clark stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 29th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $120.98 per share, with a total value of $100,050.46. Following the purchase, the director now owns 827 shares in the company, valued at approximately $100,050.46. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. In other Kimberly-Clark news, Director Mark T. Smucker bought 827 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 29th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $120.98 per share, for a total transaction of $100,050.46. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 827 shares of the company's stock, valued at $100,050.46. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Paula Ramos sold 10,178 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $137.17, for a total transaction of $1,396,116.26. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 795 shares in the company, valued at $109,050.15. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.62% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KMB has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Evercore ISI upgraded Kimberly-Clark from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and increased their target price for the company from $133.00 to $150.00 in a research note on Thursday, March 28th. Piper Sandler increased their target price on Kimberly-Clark from $145.00 to $152.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 28th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their target price on Kimberly-Clark from $123.00 to $126.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Wednesday. UBS Group upped their price target on Kimberly-Clark from $135.00 to $138.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, HSBC upped their price target on Kimberly-Clark from $146.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $135.21.

Kimberly-Clark Company Profile

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.

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