Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup
Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $97.69 — A.R:R 0.3:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 3.7): -1.5.
Kimberly-Clark manufactures personal care products including Huggies, Kleenex, Scott, and Kotex, operating two segments: North America and International Personal Care. Revenue from consumer product sales in 175+ countries; approximately half from outside the U.S. Pending... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $97.69 — A.R:R 0.3:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 3.7): -1.5. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 52. Score 5.6/10, high confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news boost analyst 0.40, earnings proximity 102d clear, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
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- MEDIUMSuppliersole-source and single-source suppliers10-K Item 1A: 'We have a complex network of suppliers, including a number of sole-source and single-source suppliers for certain commodities and raw material inputs'
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $97.69 — A.R:R 0.3:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 3.7): -1.5. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 52. Prior stop was $93.70. Score 5.6/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $99.61 (+1.9% upside). Prior stop was $93.70. Stop-loss: $93.70.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Leverage penalty (D/E 3.7): -1.5; Below 200-MA, MA slope -3.9%/30d (confirmed downtrend).
Kimberly-Clark Corporation trades at a P/E of 18.6 (forward 12.7). TrendMatrix value score: 6.5/10. Verdict: Sell.
21 analysts cover KMB with a consensus score of 3.4/5. Average price target: $115.
What does Kimberly-Clark Corporation do?Kimberly-Clark manufactures personal care products including Huggies, Kleenex, Scott, and Kotex, operating two...
Kimberly-Clark manufactures personal care products including Huggies, Kleenex, Scott, and Kotex, operating two segments: North America and International Personal Care. Revenue from consumer product sales in 175+ countries; approximately half from outside the U.S. Pending acquisition of Kenvue announced November 2025.