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 declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 1st. Investors of record on Friday, September 7th will be given a dividend of $1.00 per share on Tuesday, October 2nd. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.35%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 6th. View Kimberly Clark's Dividend History.

Kimberly Clark Corp (NYSE:KMB) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 24th. The company reported $1.59 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.02. The firm earned $4.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.60 billion. Kimberly Clark had a return on equity of 432.18% and a net margin of 9.33%. The firm's revenue was up .6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.49 EPS. View Kimberly Clark's Earnings History.

Kimberly Clark is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, October, 22nd 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Kimberly Clark.

Kimberly Clark issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Tuesday, July, 24th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $6.60-6.80 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $6.79. The company issued revenue guidance of +1% to ~$18.44 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $18.46 billion.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Kimberly Clark's stock. Their predictions range from $86.00 to $121.00. On average, they anticipate Kimberly Clark's stock price to reach $105.9231 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 11.4%. View Analyst Price Targets for Kimberly Clark.

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

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).

News stories about KMB stock have trended positive this week, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Kimberly Clark earned a daily sentiment score of 0.32 on Accern's scale. They also gave media stories about the company an impact score of 42.66 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. View Recent Headlines for Kimberly Clark.

Kimberly Clark's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (7.01%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.63%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.38%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.26%), American International Group Inc. (1.21%) and Federated Investors Inc. PA (0.93%). Company insiders that own Kimberly Clark stock include Aaron Powell, Anthony J Palmer, Jeffrey P Melucci, Kimberly K Underhill, 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 Morgan Stanley, Putnam Investments LLC, Millennium Management LLC, BlackRock Inc., Nuance Investments LLC, Associated Banc Corp, Acadian Asset Management LLC and Destination Wealth Management. 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 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 Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Macquarie Group Ltd., American Century Companies Inc., LSV Asset Management, Advisors Asset Management Inc., Renaissance Technologies LLC, Natixis and Charles Schwab Investment Advisory 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of KMB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $119.56.

Kimberly Clark has a market capitalization of $38.27 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]