Kimberly-Clark Corp. [KMB] stock prices are up 0.10% to $146.09 at the moment. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The KMB shares have gain 3.57% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.51%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Kimberly-Clark Corp. [NYSE: KMB] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on July 23, 2024, when TD Cowen initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $161. Previously, Exane BNP Paribas started tracking the stock with Neutral rating on June 24, 2024, and set its price target to $146. On June 13, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy and revised its price target to $160 on the stock. RBC Capital Mkts upgraded its rating to a Outperform and increased its price target to $165 on June 03, 2024. Evercore ISI upgraded its rating to a Outperform and raised its price target to $150 on March 28, 2024. In a note dated December 15, 2023, BofA Securities downgraded an Underperform rating on this stock and revised its target price from $135 to $115.
The stock price of Kimberly-Clark Corp. [KMB] has been fluctuating between $116.63 and $149.30 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $144.15 within the next 12 months. Kimberly-Clark Corp. [NYSE: KMB] shares were valued at $146.09 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -1.33% based on the average KMB price forecast.
Analyzing the KMB fundamentals
The Kimberly-Clark Corp. [NYSE:KMB] reported sales of 20.28B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -2.05%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.36% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.15%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.09%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.11%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.13, Equity is 2.42 and Total Capital is 0.3. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 7.01.
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 145.46 points at the first support level, and at 144.82 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 146.69, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 147.28.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Kimberly-Clark Corp. [NYSE:KMB]’s Current Ratio is 0.85. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.58, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.17. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.43, the price to book ratio is 43.34 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 21.63.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Uribe Gonzalo, President, Latin America, that happened on Jul 29 ’24 when 1780.0 shares were sold. Officer, Uribe Gonzalo completed a deal on Jul 29 ’24 to buy 1780.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chief Bus. & Transf. Officer Melucci Jeffrey P. sold 37699.0 shares on Jul 25 ’24.
