How to buy Kimberly-Clark Corporation stock | 153.33

Kimberly-Clark Corporation is a household & personal products business based in the US. Kimberly-Clark Corporation shares (KMB) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Kimberly-Clark Corporation employs 40,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$18.8 billion.

How to buy shares in Kimberly-Clark Corporation

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2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Kimberly-Clark Corporation. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: KMB. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Kimberly-Clark Corporation reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$153.33, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Kimberly-Clark Corporation, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Kimberly-Clark Corporation. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

How has coronavirus impacted Kimberly-Clark Corporation's share price?

Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, Kimberly-Clark Corporation's share price has had significant positive movement.

Its last market close was USD$153.33, which is 7.81% up on its pre-crash value of USD$141.35 and 38.56% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as USD$110.66.

If you had bought USD$1,000 worth of Kimberly-Clark Corporation shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth USD$781.89 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth USD$1,067.18.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation share price

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Kimberly-Clark Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-20.

Latest market close	USD$153.33
52-week range	USD$110.66 - USD$160.16
50-day moving average	USD$149.8417
200-day moving average	USD$145.0651
Wall St. target price	USD$160.08
PE ratio	20.5812
Dividend yield	USD$4.28 (2.84%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$7.449

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Kimberly-Clark Corporation price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $153.33 from 2020-10-16

1 week (2020-11-20)	9.71%
1 month (2020-10-27)	13.78%
3 months (2020-08-27)	-1.84%
6 months (2020-05-27)	10.77%

1 year (2019-11-27)	12.53%
2 years (2018-11-27)	32.81%
3 years (2017-11-27)	31.32%
5 years (2015-11-27)	26.88%

Is Kimberly-Clark Corporation under- or over-valued?

Valuing Kimberly-Clark Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Kimberly-Clark Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation's P/E ratio

Kimberly-Clark Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 21x. In other words, Kimberly-Clark Corporation shares trade at around 21x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation's PEG ratio

Kimberly-Clark Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 5.0983. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Kimberly-Clark Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation's EBITDA

Kimberly-Clark Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$4.3 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Kimberly-Clark Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	USD$18.8 billion
Operating margin TTM	19.35%
Gross profit TTM	USD$6.5 billion
Return on assets TTM	14.46%
Return on equity TTM	955.23%
Profit margin	13.58%
Book value	$0.786
Market capitalisation	USD$52.1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Kimberly-Clark Corporation shares

There are currently 7.0 million Kimberly-Clark Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as Kimberly-Clark Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 40.9% up from 5.0 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Kimberly-Clark Corporation shares can be evaluated.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Kimberly-Clark Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Kimberly-Clark Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Kimberly-Clark Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 1.5 million). Kimberly-Clark Corporation's SIR currently stands at 4.71. In other words for every 100,000 Kimberly-Clark Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 4710 shares are currently held short.

However Kimberly-Clark Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Kimberly-Clark Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable Kimberly-Clark Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Kimberly-Clark Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Kimberly-Clark Corporation shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.0207% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Kimberly-Clark Corporation shares, roughly 21 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Kimberly-Clark Corporation.

Find out more about how you can short Kimberly-Clark Corporation stock.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Kimberly-Clark Corporation.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 21.73

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Kimberly-Clark Corporation's overall score of 21.73 (as at 10/01/2020) is pretty good – landing it in it in the 27th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Kimberly-Clark Corporation is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Kimberly-Clark Corporation's environmental score

Environmental score: 6.16/100

Kimberly-Clark Corporation's environmental score of 6.16 puts it squarely in the 1st percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Kimberly-Clark Corporation is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation's social score

Social score: 7.61/100

Kimberly-Clark Corporation's social score of 7.61 puts it squarely in the 1st percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Kimberly-Clark Corporation is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation's governance score

Governance score: 4.47/100

Kimberly-Clark Corporation's governance score puts it squarely in the 1st percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Kimberly-Clark Corporation is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation's controversy score

Controversy score: 2/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Kimberly-Clark Corporation scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Kimberly-Clark Corporation has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Kimberly-Clark Corporation was last rated for ESG on: 2020-10-01.

Total ESG score	21.73
Total ESG percentile	27.32
Environmental score	6.16
Environmental score percentile	1
Social score	7.61
Social score percentile	1
Governance score	4.47
Governance score percentile	1
Level of controversy	2

Kimberly-Clark Corporation share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 53.81% of net profits

Recently Kimberly-Clark Corporation has paid out, on average, around 53.81% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.84% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Kimberly-Clark Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 2.84% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Kimberly-Clark Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $4.28 per share.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 2 October 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 3 September 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Kimberly-Clark Corporation's shares ever split?

Kimberly-Clark Corporation's shares were split on a 1043:1000 basis on 3 November 2014. So if you had owned 1000 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1043 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Kimberly-Clark Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 4.1% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Kimberly-Clark Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted Kimberly-Clark Corporation's share price.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Kimberly-Clark Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $110.66 up to $160.16. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Kimberly-Clark Corporation's is 0.5157. This would suggest that Kimberly-Clark Corporation's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Kimberly-Clark Corporation overview

Kimberly-Clark Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets personal care and consumer tissue products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Personal Care, Consumer Tissue, and K-C Professional. The Personal Care segment offers disposable diapers, training and youth pants, swimpants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, and other related products under the Huggies, Pull-Ups, Little Swimmers, GoodNites, DryNites, Kotex, U by Kotex, Intimus, Depend, Plenitud, Poise, and other brand names. The Consumer Tissue segment provides facial and bathroom tissues, paper towels, napkins, and related products under the Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle, Viva, Andrex, Scottex, Neve, and other brand names. The K-C Professional segment offers wipers, tissues, towels, apparel, soaps, and sanitizers under the Kleenex, Scott, WypAll, Kimtech, and KleenGuard brands. The company sells household use products directly to supermarkets, mass merchandisers, drugstores, warehouse clubs, variety and department stores, and other retail outlets, as well as through other distributors and e-commerce; and away-from-home use products directly to manufacturing, lodging, office building, food service, and public facilities, as well as through distributors. Kimberly-Clark Corporation was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Kimberly-Clark Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 0.343% of Kimberly-Clark Corporation shares are held by insiders and 76.424% by institutions.

• How many people work for Kimberly-Clark Corporation?

  Latest data suggests 40,000 work at Kimberly-Clark Corporation.

• When does the fiscal year end for Kimberly-Clark Corporation?

  Kimberly-Clark Corporation's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Kimberly-Clark Corporation based?

  Kimberly-Clark Corporation's address is: PO Box 619100, Dallas, TX, United States, 75261

• What is Kimberly-Clark Corporation's ISIN number?

  Kimberly-Clark Corporation's international securities identification number is: US4943681035

• What is Kimberly-Clark Corporation's CUSIP number?

  Kimberly-Clark Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 494368103