At the time of writing, Kimberly-Clark Corp [KMB] stock is trading at $130.37, down -0.59%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The KMB shares have lost -0.18% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.15%, and not 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.
For the past year, the stock price of Kimberly-Clark Corp fluctuated between $117.67 and $149.30. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $155.67 within the next 12 months. Kimberly-Clark Corp [NYSE: KMB] shares were valued at $130.37 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 19.41% based on the average KMB price forecast.
Analyzing the KMB fundamentals
According to Kimberly-Clark Corp [NYSE:KMB], the company’s sales were 20.10B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -3.51% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.36% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.17%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.15%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.13%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.15, Equity is 2.38 and Total Capital is 0.34. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 5.8.
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 129.58 points at the first support level, and at 128.78 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 131.59, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 132.80.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Kimberly-Clark Corp [NYSE:KMB] has a current ratio of 0.83. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.55, and the Cash Ratio is 0.16. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.16, the price to book ratio is 33.84 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 16.90.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Drexler Andrew, Vice President and Controller, that happened on Nov 22 ’24 when 3000.0 shares were sold. Officer, Drexler Andrew completed a deal on Nov 22 ’24 to buy 5000.0 shares. Meanwhile, President, Latin America Uribe Gonzalo sold 1780.0 shares on Jul 29 ’24.
