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Kimberly-Clark Corp. (NYSE: KMB) closed the day trading at $140.79 up 0.98% from the previous closing price of $139.43. In other words, the price has increased by $0.98 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.3 million shares were traded. KMB stock price reached its highest trading level at $140.81 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $139.47.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of KMB, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 55.57 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.18. 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, Exane BNP Paribas on June 24, 2024, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $146.
On June 13, 2024, BofA Securities Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Underperform and also upped its target price recommendation from $115 to $160.
RBC Capital Mkts Upgraded its Sector Perform to Outperform on June 03, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $126 to $165.
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 47405256704 and an Enterprise Value of 54688272384. As of this moment, Kimberly-Clark’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.85, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.83. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.71. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.33 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 45.42. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.683 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.552.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KMB is 0.39, which has changed by 0.04459119 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.24919295 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KMB has reached a high of $142.20, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $116.32. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.36%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 11.70%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, KMB traded about 2.16M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, KMB traded about 1792890 shares per day. A total of 337.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 336.13M. Insiders hold about 0.17% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.03% stake in the company. Shares short for KMB as of 1718323200 were 5112114 with a Short Ratio of 2.36, compared to 1715731200 on 4656368. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5112114 and a Short% of Float of 1.52.
Dividends & Splits
KMB’s forward annual dividend rate is 4.80, up from 4.76 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.034138996The 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.
