Kimberly-Clark Corp. [KMB] stock prices are down -0.86% to $127.69 at the moment. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The KMB shares have gain 2.01% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.90%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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On 27, March 2024, Kimberly-Clark Unveils Next Chapter of Strategic Transformation to Unlock Highest Value Growth Opportunities. In a post published today on Yahoo Finance, Announces Strong Long-Term Growth & Return Algorithm with Organic Net Sales Growth Ahead of Market Growth and Adjusted EPS Growth in Mid-to-High Single Digits.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Kimberly-Clark Corp. [NYSE: KMB] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 28, 2024, when Evercore ISI upgraded its rating to a Outperform and also boosted its price target to $150 from $133. On December 15, 2023, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Underperform and revised its price target to $115 on the stock. Piper Sandler started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and suggested a price target of $146 on November 17, 2023. Bernstein upgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform and reduced its price target to $118 on October 12, 2023. HSBC Securities started tracking with a Hold rating for this stock on September 22, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $133. In a note dated March 20, 2023, Deutsche Bank upgraded an Hold rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $122 to $123.
The stock price of Kimberly-Clark Corp. [KMB] has been fluctuating between $116.32 and $147.87 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $137.62 within the next 12 months. Kimberly-Clark Corp. [NYSE: KMB] shares were valued at $127.69 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 7.78% based on the average KMB price forecast.
Analyzing the KMB fundamentals
The Kimberly-Clark Corp. [NYSE:KMB] reported sales of 20.43B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 0.12%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.34% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.15%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.06%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.08%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.1, Equity is 2.41 and Total Capital is 0.29. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 8.87.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 127.02 points at the first support level, and at 126.34 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 129.01, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 130.33.
Kimberly-Clark Corp. [KMB] reported earnings per share of $1.51 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 12/30/2023. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of $1.54/share, meaning a difference of -$0.03 and a surprise factor of -1.90%. By comparison, the stated earnings for the previous quarter ended on 9/29/2023 were $1.74 per share as compared to estimates of $1.59 per share, a difference of $0.15 representing a surprise of 9.40%.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Kimberly-Clark Corp. [NYSE:KMB]’s Current Ratio is 0.82. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.54, and the Cash Ratio is 0.16. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.11, the price to book ratio is 47.03 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 24.53.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved SMUCKER MARK T, Director, that happened on Jan 29 ’24 when 827.0 shares were purchased. President, APAC, Wilkinson Tristram completed a deal on Jan 26 ’24 to sell 3720.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chief Legal Officer Melucci Jeffrey P. sold 3000.0 shares on Nov 29 ’23.
