Kimberly-Clark
About: With more than half of its sales from personal care and another third from consumer tissue products, Kimberly-Clark is a leading manufacturer in the tissue and hygiene realm. Its brand mix includes Huggies, PullUps, Kotex, Depend, Kleenex, and Cottonelle. The firm also operates in the professional segment, partnering with businesses to provide safety and sanitary offerings for the workplace. Kimberly-Clark generates just over half its sales in North America and more than 10% in Europe, with the rest primarily concentrated in Asia and Latin America.
Employees: 38,000
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Funds holding %
of 7,296 funds
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Analysts bullish %
of 7 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
113% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $306M | Put options by funds: $144M
48% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 160 | Existing positions closed: 108
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 [Q4 2024] → 5 (+1) [Q1 2025]
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,751 [Q4 2024] → 1,767 (+16) [Q1 2025]
0% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $36.3B [Q4 2024] → $36.2B (-$84.3M) [Q1 2025]
1.66% less ownership
Funds ownership: 78.47% [Q4 2024] → 76.81% (-1.66%) [Q1 2025]
20% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 587 | Existing positions reduced: 733
Research analyst outlook
7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$131
0%
upside
Avg. target
$146
12%
upside
High target
$162
24%
upside
7 analyst ratings
3 positive
43%
3 neutral
43%
1 negative
14%
Barclays Lauren Lieberman | 3%upside $135 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 24 Apr 2025 |
RBC Capital Nik Modi | 24%upside $162 | Outperform Maintained | 23 Apr 2025 |
Piper Sandler Korinne Wolfmeyer | 19%upside $156 | Overweight Maintained | 23 Apr 2025 |
Evercore ISI Group Javier Escalante | 18%upside $155 | Outperform Maintained | 23 Apr 2025 |
UBS Peter Grom | 12%upside $146 | Neutral Maintained | 17 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 17 articles about KMB published over the past 30 days
Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 days ago
Suzano: This Is Why The Market Like The JV With Kimberly-Clark
Suzano has proposed a 51% joint venture with Kimberly-Clark to jointly operate their tissue division outside the U.S. The deal covers Kimberly-Clark's tissue operations in Asia, Oceania, Europe, and Central America, spanning 22 mills in 14 countries. The share's upside is 38%, because the market can understand the JV as a first step for the company to have more diversified businesses.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
6 days ago
Secure Your Income: 3 Rock-Solid Dividend Stocks Yielding ~ 4%
I focus on four key criteria: long-term profit growth, high profitability, sustainable dividends, and attractive valuations for reliable passive income. Kimberly-Clark, General Mills, and PepsiCo all meet these standards, offering stable earnings, strong margins, and decades of uninterrupted, growing/stable dividends. Current pessimism has pushed their yields and valuations to attractive levels, providing a rare opportunity for both income and potential capital gains.
Positive
24/7 Wall Street
1 week ago
2 Dividend Kings Reshaping Their Empires—Here's The Hidden Opportunity
Dividend Kings like Kimberly-Clark (KMB) and Procter & Gamble (PG) demonstrate financial resilience by increasing dividends for over 50 years, with recent restructurings aimed at enhancing profitability.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Suzano & Kimberly-Clark to Form Global Tissue Joint Venture
SUZ teams up with Kimberly-Clark to form a $3.4B global tissue JV spanning more than 70 countries and 22 facilities.
Positive
Invezz
1 week ago
Kimberly-Clark sells majority stake in global tissue unit to Brazil's Suzano
Kimberly-Clark announced Thursday that it has reached an agreement with Brazilian pulp manufacturer Suzano to sell a controlling stake in its worldwide tissue business, valuing it at $3.4 billion.
Neutral
Investopedia
1 week ago
Kimberly-Clark To Sell Majority of $3.4B Global Tissue Business
Kimberly-Clark (KMB) on Thursday announced a partnership with Brazilian pulp and paper producer Suzano (SUZ) to split ownership of Kimberly-Clark's international tissue and paper products business.
Positive
Barrons
1 week ago
Kimberly-Clark in $3.4 Billion Deal to Sell International Tissue Business
Brazilian pulp and paper maker Suzano will hold a majority stake in a new venture.
Neutral
Reuters
1 week ago
Kimberly-Clark to sell international tissue business in $3.4 billion deal
Kimberly-Clark will sell its international tissue business in a deal valued at about $3.4 billion, including debt, to Brazilian pulp maker Suzano , the Kleenex tissue maker said on Thursday.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 week ago
Kimberly-Clark Announces Major Step Forward in its Powering Care Transformation
Forms Strategic Partnership with Suzano That Will Create Preeminent International Tissue and Professional Products Company Sharpens Kimberly-Clark's Focus on Higher Growth, Higher Margin Personal Care and North America Tissue and Professional Categories Clears Path to Capture Huge Opportunities Across Kimberly-Clark and Newly Formed Venture to Drive Significant Shareholder Returns DALLAS and SÃO PAULO, June 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NASDAQ: KMB) ("Kimberly-Clark" or the "Company") today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Suzano (NYSE: SUZ) to form a strategic partnership, creating a preeminent international tissue and professional products company and sharpening Kimberly-Clark's focus on its higher growth, higher margin businesses. Kimberly-Clark will own a 49% interest in the new venture, which will include substantially all the assets of its International Family Care and Professional ("IFP") business, and Suzano will own 51%.
Neutral
Reuters
1 week ago
Kimberly-Clark nears $3.5 billion sale of global tissue business to Suzano, WSJ reports
Kimberly-Clark is nearing a sale of its Kleenex and tissue businesses outside of North America for around $3.5 billion to Brazilian pulpmaker Suzano , the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
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