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
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
168% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $299M | Put options by funds: $112M
2.63% more ownership
Funds ownership: 77.11% [Q1] → 79.74% (+2.63%) [Q2]
0% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 629 | Existing positions reduced: 632
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,788 [Q1] → 1,731 (-57) [Q2]
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $36.4B [Q1] → $34.1B (-$2.27B) [Q2]
17% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 119 | Existing positions closed: 144
60% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 [Q1] → 2 (-3) [Q2]
Research analyst outlook
4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
4 analyst ratings
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Barclays
Lauren Lieberman
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$139
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Equal-Weight
Maintained
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4 Aug 2025 |
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JP Morgan
Andrea Teixeira
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$138
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Neutral
Upgraded
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4 Aug 2025 |
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Piper Sandler
Michael Lavery
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$144
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Overweight
Assumed
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18 Jul 2025 |
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UBS
Peter Grom
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$139
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Neutral
Maintained
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17 Jul 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 12 articles about KMB published over the past 30 days
