Does the media refer more to KMB or CHD?

In the previous week, Kimberly-Clark had 12 more articles in the media than Church & Dwight. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Kimberly-Clark and 5 mentions for Church & Dwight. Kimberly-Clark's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Church & Dwight's score of 0.80 indicating that Kimberly-Clark is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Kimberly-Clark 15 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Church & Dwight 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media refer more to KMB or CL?

In the previous week, Kimberly-Clark had 13 more articles in the media than Colgate-Palmolive. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Kimberly-Clark and 4 mentions for Colgate-Palmolive. Kimberly-Clark's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Colgate-Palmolive's score of 0.79 indicating that Kimberly-Clark is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Kimberly-Clark 15 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Colgate-Palmolive 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media favor KMB or PG?

In the previous week, Procter & Gamble had 36 more articles in the media than Kimberly-Clark. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for Procter & Gamble and 17 mentions for Kimberly-Clark. Kimberly-Clark's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Procter & Gamble's score of 1.31 indicating that Kimberly-Clark is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Kimberly-Clark 15 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Procter & Gamble 42 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CLX or KMB?

Kimberly-Clark has higher revenue and earnings than Clorox. Clorox is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kimberly-Clark, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Clorox $7.10B 1.66 $810M $6.16 15.83 Kimberly-Clark $16.45B 2.21 $2.02B $6.37 17.17

Is CLX or KMB more profitable?

Kimberly-Clark has a net margin of 12.80% compared to Clorox's net margin of 11.18%. Clorox's return on equity of 443.64% beat Kimberly-Clark's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Clorox 11.18% 443.64% 14.32% Kimberly-Clark 12.80% 152.79% 14.43%

Does the media refer more to CLX or KMB?

In the previous week, Kimberly-Clark had 9 more articles in the media than Clorox. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Kimberly-Clark and 8 mentions for Clorox. Clorox's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Kimberly-Clark's score of 1.43 indicating that Clorox is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Clorox 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kimberly-Clark 15 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Kimberly-Clark (KMB) Competitors

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KMB vs. IPAR, CHD, CL, PG, and CLX

Should you buy Kimberly-Clark stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Kimberly-Clark with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Kimberly-Clark include Interparfums (IPAR), Church & Dwight (CHD), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Procter & Gamble (PG), and Clorox (CLX).

How does Kimberly-Clark compare to Interparfums?

Kimberly-Clark (NASDAQ:KMB) and Interparfums (NASDAQ:IPAR) are related companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Kimberly-Clark has a net margin of 12.80% compared to Interparfums' net margin of 11.32%. Kimberly-Clark's return on equity of 152.79% beat Interparfums' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kimberly-Clark	12.80%	152.79%	14.43%
Interparfums	11.32%	15.47%	10.82%

In the previous week, Kimberly-Clark had 16 more articles in the media than Interparfums. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Kimberly-Clark and 1 mentions for Interparfums. Interparfums' average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Kimberly-Clark's score of 1.43 indicating that Interparfums is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Kimberly-Clark	Positive
Interparfums	Very Positive

Kimberly-Clark pays an annual dividend of $5.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Interparfums pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Kimberly-Clark pays out 80.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Interparfums pays out 60.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kimberly-Clark has raised its dividend for 54 consecutive years and Interparfums has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Kimberly-Clark is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Kimberly-Clark has higher revenue and earnings than Interparfums. Kimberly-Clark is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Interparfums, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kimberly-Clark	$16.45B	2.21	$2.02B	$6.37	17.17
Interparfums	$1.49B	2.32	$168.39M	$5.27	20.49

Kimberly-Clark presently has a consensus price target of $115.43, indicating a potential upside of 5.54%. Interparfums has a consensus price target of $106.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.82%. Given Kimberly-Clark's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Kimberly-Clark is more favorable than Interparfums.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kimberly-Clark	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.19
Interparfums	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Kimberly-Clark has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Interparfums has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the broader market.

76.3% of Kimberly-Clark shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.6% of Interparfums shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Kimberly-Clark shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 43.7% of Interparfums shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Kimberly-Clark beats Interparfums on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kimberly-Clark compare to Church & Dwight?

Kimberly-Clark (NASDAQ:KMB) and Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Kimberly-Clark currently has a consensus target price of $115.43, indicating a potential upside of 5.54%. Church & Dwight has a consensus target price of $102.59, indicating a potential upside of 3.23%. Given Kimberly-Clark's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Kimberly-Clark is more favorable than Church & Dwight.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kimberly-Clark	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.19
Church & Dwight	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Kimberly-Clark has a net margin of 12.80% compared to Church & Dwight's net margin of 11.81%. Kimberly-Clark's return on equity of 152.79% beat Church & Dwight's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kimberly-Clark	12.80%	152.79%	14.43%
Church & Dwight	11.81%	20.51%	9.62%

Kimberly-Clark pays an annual dividend of $5.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Church & Dwight pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Kimberly-Clark pays out 80.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Church & Dwight pays out 40.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kimberly-Clark has increased its dividend for 54 consecutive years and Church & Dwight has increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years. Kimberly-Clark is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Kimberly-Clark had 12 more articles in the media than Church & Dwight. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Kimberly-Clark and 5 mentions for Church & Dwight. Kimberly-Clark's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Church & Dwight's score of 0.80 indicating that Kimberly-Clark is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kimberly-Clark	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Church & Dwight	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Kimberly-Clark has higher revenue and earnings than Church & Dwight. Kimberly-Clark is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Church & Dwight, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kimberly-Clark	$16.45B	2.21	$2.02B	$6.37	17.17
Church & Dwight	$6.20B	3.80	$736.80M	$3.04	32.69

76.3% of Kimberly-Clark shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.6% of Church & Dwight shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Kimberly-Clark shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Church & Dwight shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Kimberly-Clark has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its share price is 72% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Church & Dwight has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Kimberly-Clark beats Church & Dwight on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kimberly-Clark compare to Colgate-Palmolive?

Kimberly-Clark (NASDAQ:KMB) and Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Colgate-Palmolive has higher revenue and earnings than Kimberly-Clark. Kimberly-Clark is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Colgate-Palmolive, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kimberly-Clark	$16.45B	2.21	$2.02B	$6.37	17.17
Colgate-Palmolive	$20.38B	3.61	$2.13B	$2.57	35.82

Kimberly-Clark has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Colgate-Palmolive has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the broader market.

Kimberly-Clark pays an annual dividend of $5.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Colgate-Palmolive pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Kimberly-Clark pays out 80.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Colgate-Palmolive pays out 82.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kimberly-Clark has raised its dividend for 54 consecutive years and Colgate-Palmolive has raised its dividend for 63 consecutive years. Kimberly-Clark is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

76.3% of Kimberly-Clark shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Colgate-Palmolive shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Kimberly-Clark shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Colgate-Palmolive shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Kimberly-Clark had 13 more articles in the media than Colgate-Palmolive. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Kimberly-Clark and 4 mentions for Colgate-Palmolive. Kimberly-Clark's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Colgate-Palmolive's score of 0.79 indicating that Kimberly-Clark is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kimberly-Clark	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Colgate-Palmolive	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Kimberly-Clark presently has a consensus price target of $115.43, indicating a potential upside of 5.54%. Colgate-Palmolive has a consensus price target of $95.88, indicating a potential upside of 4.16%. Given Kimberly-Clark's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Kimberly-Clark is more favorable than Colgate-Palmolive.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kimberly-Clark	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.19
Colgate-Palmolive	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Kimberly-Clark has a net margin of 12.80% compared to Colgate-Palmolive's net margin of 10.04%. Colgate-Palmolive's return on equity of 386.76% beat Kimberly-Clark's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kimberly-Clark	12.80%	152.79%	14.43%
Colgate-Palmolive	10.04%	386.76%	17.89%

Summary

Colgate-Palmolive beats Kimberly-Clark on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kimberly-Clark compare to Procter & Gamble?

Kimberly-Clark (NASDAQ:KMB) and Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and risk.

Procter & Gamble has a net margin of 19.16% compared to Kimberly-Clark's net margin of 12.80%. Kimberly-Clark's return on equity of 152.79% beat Procter & Gamble's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kimberly-Clark	12.80%	152.79%	14.43%
Procter & Gamble	19.16%	32.00%	13.27%

76.3% of Kimberly-Clark shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.8% of Procter & Gamble shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Kimberly-Clark shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Procter & Gamble shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Procter & Gamble has higher revenue and earnings than Kimberly-Clark. Kimberly-Clark is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Procter & Gamble, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kimberly-Clark	$16.45B	2.21	$2.02B	$6.37	17.17
Procter & Gamble	$84.28B	4.13	$15.97B	$6.84	21.86

Kimberly-Clark has a beta of 0.28, suggesting that its share price is 72% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Procter & Gamble has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its share price is 61% less volatile than the broader market.

Kimberly-Clark presently has a consensus price target of $115.43, suggesting a potential upside of 5.54%. Procter & Gamble has a consensus price target of $161.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.70%. Given Procter & Gamble's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Procter & Gamble is more favorable than Kimberly-Clark.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kimberly-Clark	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.19
Procter & Gamble	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.52

Kimberly-Clark pays an annual dividend of $5.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Procter & Gamble pays an annual dividend of $4.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Kimberly-Clark pays out 80.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Procter & Gamble pays out 63.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kimberly-Clark has raised its dividend for 54 consecutive years and Procter & Gamble has raised its dividend for 70 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Procter & Gamble had 36 more articles in the media than Kimberly-Clark. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for Procter & Gamble and 17 mentions for Kimberly-Clark. Kimberly-Clark's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Procter & Gamble's score of 1.31 indicating that Kimberly-Clark is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kimberly-Clark	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Procter & Gamble	42 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Procter & Gamble beats Kimberly-Clark on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kimberly-Clark compare to Clorox?

Clorox (NYSE:CLX) and Kimberly-Clark (NASDAQ:KMB) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends.

Clorox pays an annual dividend of $4.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Kimberly-Clark pays an annual dividend of $5.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Clorox pays out 80.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kimberly-Clark pays out 80.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Clorox has increased its dividend for 47 consecutive years and Kimberly-Clark has increased its dividend for 54 consecutive years.

78.5% of Clorox shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.3% of Kimberly-Clark shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Clorox shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Kimberly-Clark shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Clorox currently has a consensus price target of $103.40, suggesting a potential upside of 6.04%. Kimberly-Clark has a consensus price target of $115.43, suggesting a potential upside of 5.54%. Given Clorox's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Clorox is more favorable than Kimberly-Clark.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clorox	5 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.76
Kimberly-Clark	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.19

In the previous week, Kimberly-Clark had 9 more articles in the media than Clorox. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Kimberly-Clark and 8 mentions for Clorox. Clorox's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Kimberly-Clark's score of 1.43 indicating that Clorox is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Clorox	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kimberly-Clark	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Kimberly-Clark has a net margin of 12.80% compared to Clorox's net margin of 11.18%. Clorox's return on equity of 443.64% beat Kimberly-Clark's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clorox	11.18%	443.64%	14.32%
Kimberly-Clark	12.80%	152.79%	14.43%

Kimberly-Clark has higher revenue and earnings than Clorox. Clorox is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kimberly-Clark, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clorox	$7.10B	1.66	$810M	$6.16	15.83
Kimberly-Clark	$16.45B	2.21	$2.02B	$6.37	17.17

Clorox has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kimberly-Clark has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Kimberly-Clark beats Clorox on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Kimberly-Clark	Converted paper & paperboard products, except containers & box Industry	Staples Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$35.88B	$9.44B	$16.40B	$12.22B
Dividend Yield	4.74%	3.46%	3.41%	6.13%
P/E Ratio	17.17	8.58	26.55	24.17
Price / Sales	2.21	0.87	46.85	101.60
Price / Cash	10.83	5.48	16.49	54.37
Price / Book	22.27	9.19	5.67	6.35
Net Income	$2.02B	$519.78M	$678.29M	$337.63M
7 Day Performance	6.64%	-6.12%	0.69%	0.06%
1 Month Performance	9.17%	1.85%	3.07%	-0.15%
1 Year Performance	-14.48%	-5.87%	-11.07%	27.55%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
KMB Kimberly-Clark	4.0922 of 5 stars	$109.37 +1.2%	$115.43 +5.5%	-13.8%	$35.88B	$16.45B	17.17	36,000	Positive News Analyst Forecast High Trading Volume
IPAR Interparfums	3.6343 of 5 stars	$97.75 -1.4%	$106.00 +8.4%	-18.7%	$3.13B	$1.49B	18.55	530	Analyst Forecast
CHD Church & Dwight	3.5015 of 5 stars	$93.87 -1.8%	$102.59 +9.3%	+4.6%	$22.24B	$6.20B	30.88	5,550
CL Colgate-Palmolive	3.6545 of 5 stars	$88.83 -0.7%	$95.88 +7.9%	+4.8%	$71.08B	$20.38B	34.56	33,600
PG Procter & Gamble	4.7169 of 5 stars	$147.81 -1.7%	$160.78 +8.8%	-5.8%	$344.19B	$84.28B	21.61	109,000	Trending News Analyst Forecast

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KMB vs. IPAR, CHD, CL, PG, and CLX

How does Kimberly-Clark compare to Interparfums?

Is KMB or IPAR more profitable?

Does the media favor KMB or IPAR?

Is KMB or IPAR a better dividend stock?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, KMB or IPAR?

Do analysts prefer KMB or IPAR?

Which has more volatility & risk, KMB or IPAR?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of KMB or IPAR?

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How does Kimberly-Clark compare to Church & Dwight?

Do analysts prefer KMB or CHD?

Is KMB or CHD more profitable?

Is KMB or CHD a better dividend stock?

Does the media refer more to KMB or CHD?

Which has better earnings and valuation, KMB or CHD?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in KMB or CHD?

Which has more volatility and risk, KMB or CHD?

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How does Kimberly-Clark compare to Colgate-Palmolive?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, KMB or CL?

Which has more risk and volatility, KMB or CL?

Is KMB or CL a better dividend stock?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of KMB or CL?

Does the media refer more to KMB or CL?

Do analysts recommend KMB or CL?

Is KMB or CL more profitable?

Summary

How does Kimberly-Clark compare to Procter & Gamble?

Is KMB or PG more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in KMB or PG?

Which has better valuation & earnings, KMB or PG?

Which has more volatility and risk, KMB or PG?

Do analysts rate KMB or PG?

Is KMB or PG a better dividend stock?

Does the media favor KMB or PG?

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How does Kimberly-Clark compare to Clorox?

Is CLX or KMB a better dividend stock?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CLX or KMB?

Do analysts rate CLX or KMB?

Does the media refer more to CLX or KMB?

Is CLX or KMB more profitable?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CLX or KMB?

Which has more volatility and risk, CLX or KMB?

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