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After finishing at $144.14 in the prior trading day, Kimberly-Clark Corp. (NYSE: KMB) closed at $135.88, down -5.73%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.73 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.04 million shares were traded. KMB stock price reached its highest trading level at $140.65 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $135.615.
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 53.64 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.54. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.54 and its Current Ratio is at 0.81. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 7.63 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 6.86.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, TD Cowen on Jul-24-24, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $161.
On June 24, 2024, Exane BNP Paribas started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $146.
BofA Securities Upgraded its Underperform to Buy on June 13, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $115 to $160.
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 10 ’24 when Cunningham Doug sold 3,833 shares for $136.82 per share. The transaction valued at 524,441 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.
Hsu Michael D. sold 54,191 shares of KMB for $7,337,256 on May 06 ’24. The Chairman of the Board and CEO now owns 179,059 shares after completing the transaction at $135.40 per share. On May 01 ’24, another insider, Drexler Andrew, who serves as the Vice President and Controller of the company, sold 2,500 shares for $136.83 each. As a result, the insider received 342,084 and left with 8,053 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 48533213184 and an Enterprise Value of 53035028480. As of this moment, Kimberly-Clark’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.95, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.99. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.54. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.24 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 43.83. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.602 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.113.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KMB is 0.39, which has changed by 0.030252457 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21656322 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KMB has reached a high of $145.62, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $116.32. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.08%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.03%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.10M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2434730 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 337.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 336.14M. Insiders hold about 0.17% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.89% stake in the company. Shares short for KMB as of 1719532800 were 4462048 with a Short Ratio of 2.12, compared to 1717113600 on 4506727. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4462048 and a Short% of Float of 1.3300001000000001.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, KMB’s forward annual dividend rate was 4.76, compared to 4.80 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03302345The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.36. The current Payout Ratio is 90.65% for KMB, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-06-07 with an ex-dividend date of 1717718400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-11-03 when the company split stock in a 1043:1000 ratio.
