Kimberly-Clark Corp [NYSE: KMB] slipped around -4.52 points on Wednesday, while shares priced at $133.40 at the close of the session, down -3.28%.
Compared to the average trading volume of 2.27M shares, KMB reached a trading volume of 4582284 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about Kimberly-Clark Corp [KMB]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for KMB shares is $143.76 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on KMB stock is a recommendation set at 2.62. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
TD Cowen have made an estimate for Kimberly-Clark Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Hold, with their previous recommendation back on January 08, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, TD Cowen raised their target price to Buy. The new note on the price target was released on July 23, 2024, representing the official price target for Kimberly-Clark Corp stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $146, while Exane BNP Paribas analysts kept a Neutral rating on KMB stock. On June 13, 2024, analysts increased their price target for KMB shares from 115 to 160.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Kimberly-Clark Corp is set at 4.07, with the Price to Sales ratio for KMB stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 2.21. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 52.69, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 3.64. Price to Free Cash Flow for KMB in the course of the last twelve months was 17.61 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.54.
How has KMB stock performed recently?
Kimberly-Clark Corp [KMB] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -5.70. With this latest performance, KMB shares dropped by -3.21% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -8.26% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 5.18% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for KMB stock in for the last two-week period is set at 39.91, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 35.54, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 42.86 for Kimberly-Clark Corp [KMB]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 139.54, while it was recorded at 138.78 for the last single week of trading, and 137.80 for the last 200 days.
Kimberly-Clark Corp [KMB]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Kimberly-Clark Corp’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.54 and a Current Ratio set at 0.80.
Earnings analysis for Kimberly-Clark Corp [KMB]
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for KMB. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Kimberly-Clark Corp go to 3.78%.
Insider trade positions for Kimberly-Clark Corp [KMB]
There are presently around $81.40%, or 81.57%% of KMB stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of KMB stocks are: BLACKROCK INC. with ownership of 31.39 million shares, which is approximately 9.3114%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 30.19 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$4.17 billion in KMB stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$2.54 billion in KMB stock with ownership which is approximately 5.4051%.
