A share price of Kimberly-Clark Corp [KMB] is currently trading at $130.64, up 4.83%. 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 2.56% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -1.30%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, TD Cowen downgraded its rating to Hold on January 08, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $145. On July 23, 2024, TD Cowen initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $161 on the stock. Exane BNP Paribas started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and suggested a price target of $146 on June 24, 2024. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $160 on June 13, 2024. RBC Capital Mkts upgraded its rating to Outperform for this stock on June 03, 2024, and upped its price target to $165. In a note dated March 28, 2024, Evercore ISI upgraded an Outperform rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $133 to $150.
Kimberly-Clark Corp experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $124.10 and $150.45. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $146.67 within the next 12 months. Kimberly-Clark Corp [NASDAQ: KMB] shares were valued at $130.64 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 12.27% based on the average KMB price forecast.
Analyzing the KMB fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Kimberly-Clark Corp [NASDAQ:KMB] were 18.88B which represents -17.22% 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. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of6.58.
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 127.92 points at the first support level, and at 125.19 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 133.93, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 137.21.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Kimberly-Clark Corp [NASDAQ:KMB] is 0.77. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.56, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.08. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.30, the price to book ratio is 34.12 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 18.01.
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.
