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After finishing at $129.38 in the prior trading day, Kimberly-Clark Corp (NASDAQ: KMB) closed at $127.46, down -1.48%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.48 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.28 million shares were traded. KMB stock price reached its highest trading level at $129.37 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $125.15.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of KMB by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 75.12 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.68. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.49 and its Current Ratio is at 0.76. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 6.58 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 5.89.
On July 23, 2024, TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $161.
On June 24, 2024, Exane BNP Paribas started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $146.Exane BNP Paribas initiated its Neutral rating on June 24, 2024, with a $146 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 02 ’25 when Chen Katy sold 740 shares for $129.70 per share. The transaction valued at 95,978 led to the insider holds 3,997 shares of the business.
Chen Katy bought 2,525 shares of KMB for $330,800 on Apr 29 ’25. On Apr 29 ’25, another insider, Chen Katy, who serves as the President, Int’l Personal Care of the company, sold 1,794 shares for $130.74 each. As a result, the insider received 234,545 and left with 3,098 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, KMB now has a Market Capitalization of 42293268480 and an Enterprise Value of 49621725184. As of this moment, Kimberly-Clark’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.37, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.68. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.66. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.14 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 38.42. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.513 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.855.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KMB is 0.34, which has changed by -0.10529274 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10611236 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KMB has reached a high of $150.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $124.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.90%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.95%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.40M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2047340 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 331.87M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 331.19M. Insiders hold about 0.19% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.83% stake in the company. Shares short for KMB as of 1749772800 were 5706303 with a Short Ratio of 2.13, compared to 1747267200 on 5255184. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5706303 and a Short% of Float of 1.9299999.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, KMB’s forward annual dividend rate was 4.92, compared to 6.22 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.038027514The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.47. The current Payout Ratio is 64.62% for KMB, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-06 with an ex-dividend date of 1749168000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-11-03 when the company split stock in a 1043:1000 ratio.
