A share price of Kimberly-Clark Corp [KMB] is currently trading at $140.04, down -0.16%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The KMB shares have gain 5.56% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 10.24%, 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.
Kimberly-Clark Corp experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year 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 $140.04 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 7.83% based on the average KMB price forecast.
Analyzing the KMB fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Kimberly-Clark Corp [NYSE:KMB] were 20.06B which represents -0.85% decline. 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. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 7.77.
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 138.93 points at the first support level, and at 137.83 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 141.81, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 143.59.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Kimberly-Clark Corp [NYSE:KMB] is 0.80. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.54, while the Cash Ratio is 0.15. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.32, the price to book ratio is 55.32 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 18.55.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Drexler Andrew, Vice President and Controller, that happened on Feb 21 ’25 when 2500.0 shares were sold. Officer, Drexler Andrew completed a deal on Feb 21 ’25 to buy 2500.0 shares. Meanwhile, Vice President and Controller Drexler Andrew sold 3000.0 shares on Nov 22 ’24.
