Kimberly Clark Stock Price, News & 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 paid 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 3.18%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 5th. View Kimberly Clark's Dividend History.

Kimberly Clark Corp (NYSE:KMB) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October, 22nd. The company reported $1.84 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.80 by $0.04. The business earned $4.64 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.66 billion. Kimberly Clark had a net margin of 9.80% 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 firm posted $1.71 earnings per share. View Kimberly Clark's Earnings History.

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

12 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Kimberly Clark's stock. Their forecasts range from $116.00 to $155.00. On average, they anticipate Kimberly Clark's share price to reach $139.09 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.5% 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.

News coverage about KMB stock has trended somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Kimberly Clark earned a news impact score of -1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Kimberly Clark.

Kimberly Clark saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 7,620,000 shares, an increase of 20.2% from the August 30th total of 6,340,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,680,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.5 days. Approximately 2.2% of the shares of the company 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), Chevron (CVX), The Coca-Cola (KO) and Mcdonald's (MCD).

Kimberly Clark's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.13%), Meyer Handelman Co. (0.13%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.12%), Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI (0.11%), Strs Ohio (0.07%) and Sabal Trust CO (0.07%). 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., Stephens Inc. AR, TIAA FSB, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Fulton Bank N.A., Brookstone Capital Management, State of Alaska Department of Revenue and First Bank & Trust. 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank, CWM LLC, DNB Asset Management AS, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, OmniStar Financial Group Inc., Montecito Bank & Trust and Calamos Advisors LLC. 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 $129.38.

Kimberly Clark has a market capitalization of $44.52 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]