Kimberly Clark Corp (NYSE:KMB) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the twelve brokerages that are covering the company, Analyst Ratings.Net reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $119.29.

KMB has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Zacks Investment Research downgraded Kimberly Clark Corp from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 6th. Societe Generale upgraded Kimberly Clark Corp from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $120.80 to $135.00 in a research report on Friday, October 23rd. RBC Capital boosted their price objective on Kimberly Clark Corp from $110.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 22nd. Goldman Sachs upgraded Kimberly Clark Corp from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 14th. Finally, Deutsche Bank boosted their price objective on Kimberly Clark Corp from $123.00 to $127.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 22nd.

In other Kimberly Clark Corp news, EVP Mark A. Buthman sold 5,988 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $122.00, for a total transaction of $730,536.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 99,355 shares in the company, valued at $12,121,310. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Kimberly K. Underhill sold 9,097 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $124.94, for a total value of $1,136,579.18. Following the sale, the insider now owns 21,912 shares in the company, valued at $2,737,685.28. The disclosure for this sale can be found here.

A number of large investors recently modified their holdings of KMB. Toth Financial increased its stake in shares of Kimberly Clark Corp by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Toth Financial now owns 24,122 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,071,000 after buying an additional 725 shares during the period. EisnerAmper Wealth Management increased its stake in shares of Kimberly Clark Corp by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. EisnerAmper Wealth Management now owns 6,608 shares of the company’s stock worth $841,000 after buying an additional 235 shares during the period. EQIS Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of Kimberly Clark Corp during the fourth quarter worth about $283,000. Stillwater Investment Management increased its stake in shares of Kimberly Clark Corp by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Stillwater Investment Management now owns 16,340 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,080,000 after buying an additional 41 shares during the period. Finally, Assetmark bought a new stake in shares of Kimberly Clark Corp during the third quarter worth about $7,258,000.

Kimberly Clark Corp (NYSE:KMB) opened at 128.42 on Friday. Kimberly Clark Corp has a 52-week low of $103.04 and a 52-week high of $130.05. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $125.93 and its 200 day moving average price is $116.98. The company has a market capitalization of $46.35 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.36.

Kimberly Clark Corp (NYSE:KMB) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January 25th. The company reported $1.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $1.43 by $0.01. The business earned $4.50 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.58 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.35 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts expect that Kimberly Clark Corp will post $6.12 EPS for the current fiscal year.

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 4th were given a dividend of $0.88 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 2nd. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.74%.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation is engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of products made from natural or synthetic fibers. The Company’s operating segments are based on product groupings. The Company operates in three segments, which include Personal Care, which offers solutions and products, such as disposable diapers, training and youth pants, swimpants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, and other related products; Consumer Tissue, offers products, such as facial and bathroom tissue, paper towels, napkins and related products, and K-C Professional (NYSE:KMB), offers solutions and supporting products, such as apparel, wipers, soaps, sanitizers, tissue and towels. The Company’s brands include Huggies, Pull-Ups, Little Swimmers, GoodNites, DryNites, Kotex, U by Kotex, Intimus, Depend, Plenitud, Poise, Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle, Viva, Andrex, Scottex, Neve, WypAll, Kimtech, and Jackson Safety, among others.

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