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 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.61%. View Kimberly Clark's Dividend History.

Kimberly Clark Corp (NYSE:KMB) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October, 22nd. The company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.07. The business 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 company's revenue for the quarter was down 1.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.60 EPS. 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 updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Monday, October, 22nd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) 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 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for Kimberly Clark's stock. Their forecasts range from $86.00 to $120.00. On average, they expect Kimberly Clark's share price to reach $104.4615 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 5.7%. 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.

Press coverage about KMB stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie reports. The research group scores the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Kimberly Clark earned a news impact score of 0.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days.

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 many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (6.88%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.48%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.40%), Capital Research Global Investors (1.39%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.33%) and American International Group Inc. (1.14%). 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 Capital Research Global Investors, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ, Prudential Financial Inc., Wells Fargo & Company MN, American Century Companies Inc., Holowesko Partners Ltd., BlackRock Inc. and Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc.. 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 LSV Asset Management, Capital World Investors, Beutel Goodman & Co Ltd., FMR LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, WBI Investments Inc. and AXA. 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 $110.79.

Kimberly Clark has a market capitalization of $38.22 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]