Kimberly Clark Stock Price, Forecast & Analysis (NYSE:KMB)

Kimberly Clark trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "KMB."

Kimberly Clark announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 6th will be given a dividend of $1.03 per share on Wednesday, October 2nd. This represents a $4.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.06%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 5th. View Kimberly Clark's Dividend History.

Kimberly Clark Corp (NYSE:KMB) released its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 22nd. The company reported $1.84 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.80 by $0.04. The firm earned $4.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.66 billion. Kimberly Clark had a net margin of 10.96% and a return on equity of 27,094.12%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.71 EPS. View Kimberly Clark's Earnings History.

Kimberly Clark is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, January 22nd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Kimberly Clark.

Kimberly Clark issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Tuesday, October, 22nd. The company provided EPS guidance of $6.75-6.90 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $6.82.

12 equities research analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Kimberly Clark's shares. Their forecasts range from $116.00 to $155.00. On average, they anticipate Kimberly Clark's stock price to reach $138.36 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 2.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Kimberly Clark.

12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kimberly Clark in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 4 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Kimberly Clark.

Media coverage about KMB stock has trended positive this week, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Kimberly Clark earned a daily sentiment score of 3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Kimberly Clark.

Kimberly Clark saw a increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 8,090,000 shares, an increase of 11.7% from the September 30th total of 7,240,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,680,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.8 days. Approximately 2.4% of the company's shares are short sold. View Kimberly Clark's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Kimberly Clark include Procter & Gamble (PG), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Clorox (CLX), Church & Dwight (CHD), Spectrum Brands (SPB), WD-40 (WDFC), Central Garden & Pet (CENTA), Oil-Dri Co. of America (ODC) and Orchids Paper Products (TIS).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Kimberly Clark investors own include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), AT&T (T), Procter & Gamble (PG), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Verizon Communications (VZ), PepsiCo (PEP), General Electric (GE), The Coca-Cola (KO), Chevron (CVX) and Intel (INTC).

Kimberly Clark's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.46%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.64%), Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. (0.48%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.41%), Beutel Goodman & Co Ltd. (0.37%) and Rhumbline Advisers (0.19%). Company insiders that own Kimberly Clark stock include Aaron Powell, Achal Agarwal, Anthony J Palmer, J Scott Boston, Jeffrey P Melucci, Kimberly K Underhill, Michael T Azbell, Robert W Decherd, Sandra Macquillan and Thomas J Falk. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Kimberly Clark.

KMB stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc., BB&T Securities LLC, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC, OLD Republic International Corp, Beutel Goodman & Co Ltd., Chicago Equity Partners LLC and River Road Asset Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Kimberly Clark company stock in the last year include Aaron Powell, Achal Agarwal, Anthony J Palmer, J Scott Boston, Jeffrey P Melucci, Kimberly K Underhill, Michael T Azbell, Sandra Macquillan and Thomas J Falk. View Insider Buying and Selling for Kimberly Clark.

KMB stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Alberta Investment Management Corp, California Public Employees Retirement System, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Russell Investments Group Ltd., Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank, CWM LLC, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D and Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Kimberly Clark.

Shares of KMB can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of KMB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $134.60.

Kimberly Clark has a market capitalization of $46.14 billion and generates $18.49 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $1.41 billion in net income (profit) each year or $6.61 on an earnings per share basis. Kimberly Clark employs 41,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Kimberly Clark.

The official website for Kimberly Clark is http://www.kimberly-clark.com/.

Kimberly Clark's mailing address is P O BOX 619100 DFW AIRPORT STATION, DALLAS TX, 75261. The company can be reached via phone at 972-281-1200 or via email at [email protected]