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After finishing at $131.64 in the prior trading day, Kimberly-Clark Corp (NYSE: KMB) closed at $132.25, up 0.46%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.46 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.87 million shares were traded. KMB stock price reached its highest trading level at $133.859 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $132.095.
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 39.70 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.19. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.55 and its Current Ratio is at 0.83. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 5.80 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 5.36.
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 July 23, 2024, 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 Jul 29 ’24 when Uribe Gonzalo sold 1,780 shares for $140.84 per share. The transaction valued at 250,695 led to the insider holds 7,377 shares of the business.
Uribe Gonzalo bought 1,780 shares of KMB for $250,636 on Jul 29 ’24. On Jul 25 ’24, another insider, Melucci Jeffrey P., who serves as the Chief Bus. & Transf. Officer of the company, sold 37,699 shares for $141.42 each. As a result, the insider received 5,331,566 and left with 19,935 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 44103389184 and an Enterprise Value of 50628431872. As of this moment, Kimberly-Clark’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.15, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.35. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.45. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.19 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 34.33. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.519 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.988.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, KMB has reached a high of $149.30, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $117.67. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.29%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.71%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.92M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1957930 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 333.02M. Insiders hold about 0.14% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.95% stake in the company. Shares short for KMB as of 1728950400 were 4281428 with a Short Ratio of 2.22, compared to 1726185600 on 5062245. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4281428 and a Short% of Float of 1.2899999500000001.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, KMB’s forward annual dividend rate was 4.84, compared to 4.84 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.036766943The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.39.
