Kimberly-Clark Co. (NYSE:KMB) Stock Holdings Lifted by Toth Financial Advisory Corp

Toth Financial Advisory Corp lifted its holdings in Kimberly-Clark Co. (NYSE:KMB) by 8.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 32,556 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,641 shares during the quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp’s holdings in Kimberly-Clark were worth $4,266,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. William B. Walkup & Associates Inc. bought a new position in shares of Kimberly-Clark in the 2nd quarter worth about $26,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Kimberly-Clark during the 3rd quarter worth $29,000. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. increased its position in Kimberly-Clark by 808.0% in the third quarter. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. now owns 227 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 202 shares during the period. Kennebec Savings Bank bought a new stake in Kimberly-Clark in the third quarter valued at $36,000. Finally, ORG Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Kimberly-Clark during the third quarter valued at $39,000. 76.29% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Kimberly-Clark Price Performance

Shares of Kimberly-Clark stock opened at $128.40 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.77. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $131.85 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $137.60. Kimberly-Clark Co. has a 52 week low of $117.67 and a 52 week high of $149.30. The stock has a market cap of $42.82 billion, a PE ratio of 16.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.53 and a beta of 0.41.

Kimberly-Clark (NYSE:KMB) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.83 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.69 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $4.95 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.06 billion. Kimberly-Clark had a net margin of 12.97% and a return on equity of 198.59%. Kimberly-Clark’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.74 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Kimberly-Clark Co. will post 7.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Kimberly-Clark Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 6th were issued a $1.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 6th. This represents a $4.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.80%. Kimberly-Clark’s dividend payout ratio is currently 63.29%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently weighed in on KMB shares. 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. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on Kimberly-Clark from $146.00 to $147.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 8th. Barclays cut their price target on Kimberly-Clark from $144.00 to $132.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 17th. UBS Group cut their price target on Kimberly-Clark from $151.00 to $132.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, Citigroup cut their price target on Kimberly-Clark from $125.00 to $118.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $143.71.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kimberly-Clark

In other Kimberly-Clark news, VP Andrew Drexler sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $139.01, for a total transaction of $417,030.00. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 5,053 shares in the company, valued at approximately $702,417.53. The trade was 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. 0.62% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Kimberly-Clark Profile

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.