Kimberly-Clark Corp [KMB] stock is trading at $120.21, up 2.99%. 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 1.22% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -2.45%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Kimberly-Clark Corp [NASDAQ: KMB] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on August 04, 2025, when JP Morgan upgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $138 for it. On January 08, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold but maintained its price target of $145 on the stock. TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $161 on July 23, 2024. Exane BNP Paribas initiated its recommendation with a Neutral and recommended $146 as its price target on June 24, 2024. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on June 13, 2024, and upped its price target to $160. In a note dated June 03, 2024, RBC Capital Mkts upgraded an Outperform rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $126 to $165.
Kimberly-Clark Corp [KMB] stock has fluctuated between $116.26 and $150.45 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $142 within the next 12 months. Kimberly-Clark Corp [NASDAQ: KMB] shares were valued at $120.21 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 18.13% based on the average KMB price forecast.
Analyzing the KMB fundamentals
Kimberly-Clark Corp [NASDAQ:KMB] reported sales of 18.88B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -17.22%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.35% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.14%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.08%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.08%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.09, Equity is 1.34 and Total Capital is 0.26. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of4.86.
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 118.75 points at the first support level, and at 117.29 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 122.38, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 124.55.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Kimberly-Clark Corp’s Current Ratio is 0.77. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.56, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.09. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.11, the price to book ratio is 31.39 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 16.57.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Hicks Zackery A, Officer, that happened on Aug 04 ’25 when 15038.0 shares were purchased. Chief Digital & Technology Off, Hicks Zackery A completed a deal on Aug 04 ’25 to sell 15038.0 shares. Meanwhile, President, Int’l Personal Care Chen Katy sold 740.0 shares on May 02 ’25.
