NYSE:KMB - Kimberly Clark Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Kimberly Clark announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 7th will be paid a dividend of $1.00 per share on Thursday, January 3rd. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.41%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 6th. View Kimberly Clark's Dividend History.

Kimberly Clark Corp (NYSE:KMB) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October, 22nd. The company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.07. The company earned $4.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.52 billion. Kimberly Clark had a net margin of 8.74% and a return on equity of 535.49%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 1.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.60 earnings per share. View Kimberly Clark's Earnings History.

Kimberly Clark is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, January 22nd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Kimberly Clark.

Kimberly Clark will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, January 23rd at 10:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Kimberly Clark issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Monday, October, 22nd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $6.60-6.80 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $6.64. Kimberly Clark also updated its FY 2018 guidance to $6.60-6.80 EPS.

14 analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Kimberly Clark's shares. Their predictions range from $86.00 to $120.00. On average, they expect Kimberly Clark's share price to reach $104.4615 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 11.0%. View Analyst Price Targets for Kimberly Clark.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kimberly Clark in the last year. There are currently 5 sell ratings and 9 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Kimberly Clark.

Headlines about KMB stock have trended somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Kimberly Clark earned a media sentiment score of 1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the company a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future.

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).

Kimberly Clark's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (7.53%), Vanguard Group Inc (7.53%), BlackRock Inc. (6.88%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.48%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.40%) and Capital Research Global Investors (1.39%). Company insiders that own Kimberly Clark stock include Aaron Powell, Anthony J Palmer, Jeffrey P Melucci, Kimberly K Underhill, Michael T Azbell, Paz Gustavo Calvo, Robert W Decherd, Sandra Macquillan, Sergio Cruz 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 Capital Research Global Investors, Nordea Investment Management AB, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ, Clearbridge Investments LLC, Prudential Financial Inc., Wells Fargo & Company MN, American Century Companies Inc. and Holowesko Partners Ltd.. Company insiders that have sold Kimberly Clark company stock in the last year include Aaron Powell, Anthony J Palmer, Jeffrey P Melucci, Kimberly K Underhill, Michael T Azbell and Sandra Macquillan. View Insider Buying and Selling for Kimberly Clark.

KMB stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including LSV Asset Management, Morgan Stanley, Capital World Investors, Beutel Goodman & Co Ltd., FMR LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Federated Investors Inc. PA and Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA. 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 $117.42.

Kimberly Clark has a market capitalization of $41.00 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.

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]