At the time of writing, Kimberly-Clark Corp [KMB] stock is trading at $137.93, up 1.69%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The KMB shares have gain 3.56% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 8.42%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Kimberly-Clark Corp [NYSE: KMB] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 08, 2025, when TD Cowen downgraded its rating to a Hold but kept the price target unchanged to $145 for it. Previously, TD Cowen started tracking the stock with Buy rating on July 23, 2024, and set its price target to $161. On June 24, 2024, Exane BNP Paribas initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned a price target of $146 on the stock. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy and increased its price target to $160 on June 13, 2024. RBC Capital Mkts upgraded its rating to a Outperform and raised its price target to $165 on June 03, 2024. Evercore ISI upgraded its rating to Outperform for this stock on March 28, 2024, and upped its price target to $150.
For the past year, the stock price of Kimberly-Clark Corp fluctuated between $118.62 and $149.30. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $151 within the next 12 months. Kimberly-Clark Corp [NYSE: KMB] shares were valued at $137.93 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 9.48% based on the average KMB price forecast.
Analyzing the KMB fundamentals
According to Kimberly-Clark Corp [NYSE:KMB], the company’s sales were 20.06B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -0.85% 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 2.29 and Total Capital is 0.35. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of7.77.
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 136.09 points at the first support level, and at 134.25 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 138.89, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 139.85.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Kimberly-Clark Corp [NYSE:KMB] has a current ratio of 0.80. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.54 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.15. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.28, the price to book ratio is 54.48 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 18.27.
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.
