Currently, Kimberly-Clark Corp [KMB] is trading at $142.68, down -0.12%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The KMB shares have gain 0.74% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 9.00%, 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.
This stock has fluctuated between a low of $124.10 and a high of $150.45 over the last 52 weeks. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $146.67 within the next 12 months. Kimberly-Clark Corp [NYSE: KMB] shares were valued at $142.68 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 2.8% based on the average KMB price forecast.
Analyzing the KMB fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Kimberly-Clark Corp [NYSE:KMB] were 19.75B which represents -6.00% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.35% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.16%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.15%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.12%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.15, Equity is 2.26 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 6.58.
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 142.03 points at the first support level, and at 141.38 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 143.60, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 144.52.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Kimberly-Clark Corp [NYSE:KMB] is 0.76. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.49, and the Cash Ratio is 0.08. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.40, the price to book ratio is 43.01 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 19.45.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Chen Katy, President, Int’l Personal Care, that happened on May 02 ’25 when 740.0 shares were sold. Officer, Chen Katy completed a deal on Apr 29 ’25 to buy 2525.0 shares. Meanwhile, President, Int’l Personal Care Chen Katy sold 1794.0 shares on Apr 29 ’25.
