Kimberly-Clark Q1 EPS Forecast Lowered by Zacks Research

Kimberly-Clark Co. (NYSE:KMB) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Kimberly-Clark in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.90 for the quarter, down from their previous 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 released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The company reported $1.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.50. Kimberly-Clark had a return on equity of 201.43% and a net margin of 12.69%.

KMB has been the subject of a number of other reports. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Kimberly-Clark from $140.00 to $130.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $165.00 price target on shares of Kimberly-Clark in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Barclays cut their target price on shares of Kimberly-Clark from $144.00 to $132.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 17th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Kimberly-Clark from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 15th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Kimberly-Clark from $140.00 to $124.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. 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 company. According to MarketBeat.com, Kimberly-Clark currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $143.64.

Kimberly-Clark Stock Up 0.7 %

KMB opened at $138.85 on Thursday. Kimberly-Clark has a one year low of $118.62 and a one year high of $149.30. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $130.03 and a 200-day moving average price of $136.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $46.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.34 and a beta of 0.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.05, a current ratio of 0.80 and a quick ratio of 0.54.

Kimberly-Clark Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, March 7th will be given a $1.26 dividend. This is an increase from Kimberly-Clark’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.22. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 7th. This represents a $5.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.63%. Kimberly-Clark’s dividend payout ratio is 66.75%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kimberly-Clark

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Kimberly-Clark by 15.1% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 35,142,545 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,605,079,000 after purchasing an additional 4,603,787 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in Kimberly-Clark by 5.9% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 19,304,396 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,768,367,000 after acquiring an additional 1,083,824 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Kimberly-Clark by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 10,589,967 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,387,709,000 after buying an additional 529,223 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Kimberly-Clark by 10.4% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 8,473,459 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,113,444,000 after buying an additional 797,953 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in Kimberly-Clark by 5.9% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 7,529,108 shares of the company’s stock valued at $986,616,000 after purchasing an additional 417,118 shares during the last quarter. 76.29% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Kimberly-Clark Company 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.