Zacks Research Reduces Earnings Estimates for Kimberly-Clark

Kimberly-Clark Co. (NYSE:KMB) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Kimberly-Clark in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings of $1.90 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.97. The consensus estimate for Kimberly-Clark’s current full-year earnings is $7.51 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Kimberly-Clark’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.89 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.79 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.44 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.03 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.98 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.01 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.88 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.91 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.23 EPS.

Kimberly-Clark (NYSE:KMB) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 28th. The company reported $1.50 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.50. Kimberly-Clark had a net margin of 12.69% and a return on equity of 201.43%.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $165.00 price target on shares of Kimberly-Clark in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Barclays reduced their price target on Kimberly-Clark from $144.00 to $132.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 17th. StockNews.com downgraded Kimberly-Clark from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 15th. Citigroup reduced their price target on Kimberly-Clark from $125.00 to $118.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Kimberly-Clark from $140.00 to $130.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $143.64.

Kimberly-Clark Stock Performance

Shares of KMB stock opened at $137.85 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $129.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is $136.45. The company has a market cap of $45.72 billion, a PE ratio of 18.26, a PEG ratio of 4.25 and a beta of 0.41. The company has a current ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.05. Kimberly-Clark has a 12-month low of $118.62 and a 12-month high of $149.30.

Kimberly-Clark Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 7th will be paid a dividend of $1.26 per share. This is a positive change from Kimberly-Clark’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.22. This represents a $5.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.66%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 7th. Kimberly-Clark’s dividend payout ratio is presently 64.64%.

Insider Transactions at Kimberly-Clark

In other news, VP Andrew Drexler sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $139.01, for a total transaction of $417,030.00. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 5,053 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $702,417.53. This represents a 37.25 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.62% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kimberly-Clark

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Kimberly-Clark during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Marshall Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Kimberly-Clark during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Kimberly-Clark during the 3rd quarter worth about $29,000. Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Kimberly-Clark during the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Golden State Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Kimberly-Clark during the 4th quarter worth about $32,000. 76.29% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.