Kimberly-Clark (NYSE:KMB – Get Free Report) is expected to post its quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Tuesday, January 28th. Analysts expect Kimberly-Clark to post earnings of $1.50 per share and revenue of $4,866,976.61 billion for the quarter. Persons interested in participating in the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.
Kimberly-Clark Price Performance
Shares of NYSE:KMB opened at $128.40 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $131.85 and its 200-day moving average is $137.59. Kimberly-Clark has a twelve month low of $117.67 and a twelve month high of $149.30. The company has a quick ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $42.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.65, a PEG ratio of 3.53 and a beta of 0.41.
Kimberly-Clark Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 6th were paid a $1.22 dividend. This represents a $4.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.80%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 6th. Kimberly-Clark’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 63.29%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on KMB
Insider Buying and Selling at Kimberly-Clark
In related news, VP Andrew Drexler sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $139.01, for a total value of $417,030.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 5,053 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $702,417.53. This trade represents a 37.25 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.62% of the company’s stock.
About Kimberly-Clark
Kimberly-Clark Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets personal care and consumer tissue products in the United States. It operates through three segments: Personal Care, Consumer Tissue, and K-C Professional. The company’s Personal Care segment offers disposable diapers, training and youth pants, swimpants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, reusable underwear, and other related products under the Huggies, Pull-Ups, Little Swimmers, GoodNites, DryNites, Sweety, Kotex, U by Kotex, Intimus, Thinx, Poise, Depend, Plenitud, Softex, and other brand names.
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