Kimberly-Clark Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets personal care, consumer tissue, and professional products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Personal Care, Consumer Tissue, and K-C Professional. The Personal Care segment offers disposable diapers, training and youth pants, swimpants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, and other related products under the Huggies, Pull-Ups, Little Swimmers, GoodNites, DryNites, Kotex, U by Kotex, Intimus, Depend, Plenitud, Poise, and other brand names.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Converted paper & paperboard products, except containers & box
Sub-IndustryHousehold Products
SectorConsumer Staples
Phone972-281-1200
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$18.45 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees41,000
Next Earnings Date4/27/2020 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Kimberly Clark (NYSE:KMB) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Kimberly Clark's stock symbol?
Kimberly Clark trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "KMB."
How often does Kimberly Clark pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Kimberly Clark?
Kimberly Clark announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 6th will be given a dividend of $1.07 per share on Thursday, April 2nd. This represents a $4.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.98%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 5th. This is a boost from Kimberly Clark's previous quarterly dividend of $1.03. View Kimberly Clark's Dividend History.
How were Kimberly Clark's earnings last quarter?
Kimberly Clark Corp (NYSE:KMB) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January, 23rd. The company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.70 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $4.58 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.58 billion. Kimberly Clark had a net margin of 11.69% and a return on equity of 12,755.36%. The business's quarterly revenue was up .3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.60 EPS. View Kimberly Clark's Earnings History.
When is Kimberly Clark's next earnings date?
What guidance has Kimberly Clark issued on next quarter's earnings?
Kimberly Clark updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Thursday, January, 23rd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $7.10-7.35 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $7.25. The company issued revenue guidance of $18.63, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $18.70 billion.
What price target have analysts set for KMB?
13 brokers have issued 12-month target prices for Kimberly Clark's stock. Their forecasts range from $129.00 to $155.00. On average, they anticipate Kimberly Clark's stock price to reach $139.92 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 2.4%. View Analyst Price Targets for Kimberly Clark.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Kimberly Clark?
13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kimberly Clark in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Kimberly Clark.
Has Kimberly Clark been receiving favorable news coverage?
News articles about KMB stock have trended extremely negative on Sunday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group ranks the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Kimberly Clark earned a media sentiment score of -4.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Kimberly Clark.
Are investors shorting Kimberly Clark?
Kimberly Clark saw a increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 13th, there was short interest totalling 8,510,000 shares, an increase of 8.4% from the November 28th total of 7,850,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,480,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 5.8 days. Approximately 2.5% of the company's shares are sold short. View Kimberly Clark's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Kimberly Clark's key competitors?
What other stocks do shareholders of Kimberly Clark own?
Who are Kimberly Clark's key executives?
Kimberly Clark's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Thomas J. Falk, Exec. Chairman (Age 60)
- Mr. Michael D. Hsu, CEO & Director (Age 55)
- Ms. Maria G. Henry, Sr. VP & CFO (Age 52)
- Ms. Kimberly K. Underhill, Group Pres of Kimberly-Clark North America (Age 54)
- Mr. Gustavo Calvo Paz, Pres of Europe, Middle East & Africa Region (Age 57)
Who are Kimberly Clark's major shareholders?
Kimberly Clark's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Johanson Financial Advisors Inc. (0.22%), PGGM Investments (0.15%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.13%), Meyer Handelman Co. (0.13%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.09%) and Marathon Asset Management LLP (0.08%). 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.
Which institutional investors are selling Kimberly Clark stock?
KMB stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, PGGM Investments, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., DNB Asset Management AS, Marathon Asset Management LLP, United Services Automobile Association, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH and NEXT Financial Group Inc. 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, Sandra Macquillan and Thomas J Falk. View Insider Buying and Selling for Kimberly Clark.
Which institutional investors are buying Kimberly Clark stock?
KMB stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Johanson Financial Advisors Inc., Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Bowling Portfolio Management LLC, Manning & Napier Group LLC, Loveless Wealth Management LLC, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank, Baxter Bros Inc. and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Kimberly Clark.
How do I buy shares of 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.
What is Kimberly Clark's stock price today?
One share of KMB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $143.42.
How big of a company is Kimberly Clark?
Kimberly Clark has a market capitalization of $49.17 billion and generates $18.45 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $1.41 billion in net income (profit) each year or $6.89 on an earnings per share basis. Kimberly Clark employs 41,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Kimberly Clark.
What is Kimberly Clark's official website?
How can I contact Kimberly Clark?
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]
MarketBeat Community Rating for Kimberly Clark (NYSE KMB)
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