NYSE:KMB - Kimberly Clark Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Kimberly Clark declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 8th will be given a dividend of $1.00 per share on Tuesday, July 3rd. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.85%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 7th. View Kimberly Clark's Dividend History.

Kimberly Clark Corp (NYSE:KMB) announced its earnings results on Monday, April, 23rd. The company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.71. The firm earned $4.73 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.60 billion. Kimberly Clark had a return on equity of 398.41% and a net margin of 9.77%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.57 EPS. View Kimberly Clark's Earnings History.

Kimberly Clark is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July, 24th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Kimberly Clark.

Kimberly Clark issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Monday, April, 23rd. The company provided EPS guidance of $6.90-7.20 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $6.94. The company issued revenue guidance of +2-3% to ~$18.62-18.81 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $18.61 billion.

14 analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Kimberly Clark's stock. Their forecasts range from $86.00 to $144.00. On average, they expect Kimberly Clark's stock price to reach $111.3077 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Kimberly Clark.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kimberly Clark in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 10 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

Some companies that are related to Kimberly Clark include Avery Dennison (AVY), NIKON Corp/ADR (NINOY), Bemis (BMS), Sappi (SPPJY) and Intertape Polymer Group (ITPOF).

Press coverage about KMB stock has been trending somewhat positive on Wednesday, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. Accern identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Kimberly Clark earned a news sentiment score of 0.24 on Accern's scale. They also assigned headlines about the company an impact score of 48.05 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days.

Kimberly Clark's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.05%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.04%), Berkshire Asset Management LLC PA (0.03%), Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.02%), Boston Advisors LLC (0.02%) and CENTRAL TRUST Co (0.02%). Company insiders that own Kimberly Clark stock include Anthony J Palmer, Jeffrey P Melucci, Kimberly K Underhill, Lizanne C Gottung, Paz Gustavo Calvo, Robert W Decherd, Sandra Macquillan, Sergio Cruz, Thomas J Falk and Thomas J Mielke. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Kimberly Clark.

KMB stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Capital One National Association, Manning & Napier Group LLC, CENTRAL TRUST Co, Patten & Patten Inc. TN, Fox Run Management L.L.C., Welch & Forbes LLC and Retirement Systems of Alabama. Company insiders that have sold Kimberly Clark company stock in the last year include Jeffrey P Melucci, Kimberly K Underhill and Sandra Macquillan. View Insider Buying and Selling for Kimberly Clark.

KMB stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Adams Asset Advisors LLC, Calamos Advisors LLC, Highland Capital Management LLC, IFM Investors Pty Ltd, Berkshire Asset Management LLC PA, Mutual of Omaha Bank Wealth Management, Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC and NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V.. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of KMB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $103.90.

Kimberly Clark has a market capitalization of $36.82 billion and generates $18.26 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $2.28 billion in net income (profit) each year or $6.23 on an earnings per share basis. Kimberly Clark employs 42,000 workers across the globe.

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]