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After finishing at $139.91 in the prior trading day, Kimberly-Clark Corp (NYSE: KMB) closed at $139.53, down -0.27%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.27 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.66 million shares were traded. KMB stock price reached its highest trading level at $141.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $138.8.
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 38.34 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.41. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.54 and its Current Ratio is at 0.80. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 9.38 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 8.55.
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 Feb 28 ’25 when Drexler Andrew sold 10,838 shares for $141.00 per share. The transaction valued at 1,528,158 led to the insider holds 7,720 shares of the business.
Drexler Andrew bought 10,838 shares of KMB for $1,527,790 on Feb 28 ’25. On Feb 21 ’25, another insider, Drexler Andrew, who serves as the Vice President and Controller of the company, sold 2,500 shares for $140.00 each. As a result, the insider received 350,000 and left with 2,553 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 46275403776 and an Enterprise Value of 53123952640. As of this moment, Kimberly-Clark’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.48, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.58. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.11. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.31 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 55.11. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.649 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.524.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KMB is 0.40, which has changed by 0.12144351 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07465422 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 $123.02. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.14%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.42%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.17M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2108060 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 331.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 331.08M. Insiders hold about 0.17% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.88% stake in the company. Shares short for KMB as of 1740700800 were 5221327 with a Short Ratio of 2.40, compared to 1738281600 on 4992223. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5221327 and a Short% of Float of 1.76.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, KMB’s forward annual dividend rate was 4.88, compared to 4.92 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.034879565The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.43. The current Payout Ratio is 64.62% for KMB, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-07 with an ex-dividend date of 1741305600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-11-03 when the company split stock in a 1043:1000 ratio.
