Rep. Robert Bresnahan, Jr. Sells Off Shares of Kimberly-Clark Co. (NYSE:KMB)

Representative Robert Bresnahan, Jr. (R-Pennsylvania) recently sold shares of Kimberly-Clark Co. NYSE: KMB. In a filing disclosed on April 28th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Kimberly-Clark stock on April 8th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "JP MORGAN BROKERAGE ACCOUNT" account.

Representative Robert Bresnahan, Jr. also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of DexCom NASDAQ: DXCM on 4/8/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Invesco NYSE: IVZ on 4/8/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Generac NYSE: GNRC on 4/8/2025.
• Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Occidental Petroleum NYSE: OXY on 4/8/2025.
• Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Pfizer NYSE: PFE on 4/8/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of QUALCOMM NASDAQ: QCOM on 4/8/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Best Buy NYSE: BBY on 4/8/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of EOG Resources NYSE: EOG on 4/8/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of CSX NASDAQ: CSX on 4/8/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Valero Energy NYSE: VLO on 4/8/2025.

Kimberly-Clark Trading Down 0.3 %

NYSE:KMB opened at $130.53 on Wednesday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $139.32 and a 200-day moving average price of $135.34. The stock has a market cap of $43.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.29, a P/E/G ratio of 4.46 and a beta of 0.37. The company has a current ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.05. Kimberly-Clark Co. has a 12 month low of $124.10 and a 12 month high of $150.45.

Kimberly-Clark (NYSE:KMB - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.93 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.89 by $0.04. Kimberly-Clark had a net margin of 12.69% and a return on equity of 201.43%. The business had revenue of $4.84 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.90 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.01 earnings per share. Equities analysts predict that Kimberly-Clark Co. will post 7.5 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kimberly-Clark

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in KMB. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Kimberly-Clark by 15.1% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 35,142,545 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,605,079,000 after purchasing an additional 4,603,787 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Kimberly-Clark by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 10,589,967 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,387,709,000 after buying an additional 529,223 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Kimberly-Clark by 10.4% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 8,473,459 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,113,444,000 after buying an additional 797,953 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its holdings in Kimberly-Clark by 5.9% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 7,529,108 shares of the company's stock worth $986,616,000 after buying an additional 417,118 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its position in Kimberly-Clark by 21.9% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,653,751 shares of the company's stock worth $740,868,000 after buying an additional 1,015,141 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 76.29% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

KMB has been the topic of several research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Kimberly-Clark from $124.00 to $131.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Friday, April 11th. StockNews.com cut shares of Kimberly-Clark from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Evercore ISI decreased their price target on shares of Kimberly-Clark from $168.00 to $155.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Kimberly-Clark from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, March 28th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Kimberly-Clark from $134.00 to $146.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Kimberly-Clark presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $145.08.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kimberly-Clark

In related news, insider Katy Chen sold 1,794 shares of Kimberly-Clark stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.74, for a total value of $234,547.56. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 3,098 shares of the company's stock, valued at $405,032.52. The trade was a 36.67 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, VP Andrew Drexler sold 10,838 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $141.00, for a total value of $1,528,158.00. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 7,720 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,088,520. This trade represents a 58.40 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 15,132 shares of company stock worth $2,112,706. Company insiders own 0.64% of the company's stock.

About Representative Bresnahan

Rob Bresnahan Jr. (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Bresnahan (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Rob Bresnahan Jr. was born in Kingston, Pennsylvania. He earned a B.S. in business administration, management and operations from the University of Scranton in 2012. His career experience includes working as the chief financial officer and CEO of a family business, an electrical contracting company.

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.

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