Kimberly-Clark stock is trading -7.57% below its average target price of $143.26 after dropping -4.0% during today's afternoon session. Analysts are giving the Large-Cap Packaging & Containers company an average rating of hold and target prices ranging from $118.0 to $162.0 per share.
The stock has a very low short interest at 1.3%, and a short ratio of 1.66. The company's insiders own 0.21% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests. Finally, we also note that a significant number of institutional investors are invested in the stock, with 81.4% of Kimberly-Clark's shares being owned by this investor type.
Institutions Invested in Kimberly-Clark
| Date Reported | Holder | Percentage | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | Vanguard Group Inc | 11% | 35,142,545 | $4,653,224,512 |
| 2024-12-31 | Blackrock Inc. | 9% | 29,041,315 | $3,845,360,625 |
| 2024-12-31 | State Street Corporation | 6% | 19,599,216 | $2,595,132,262 |
| 2024-12-31 | Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. | 3% | 10,589,967 | $1,402,217,569 |
| 2024-12-31 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 3% | 8,473,459 | $1,121,970,737 |
| 2024-12-31 | Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc | 2% | 7,529,108 | $996,929,217 |
| 2024-12-31 | Invesco Ltd. | 2% | 5,653,751 | $748,613,190 |
| 2024-12-31 | Massachusetts Financial Services Co. | 2% | 5,578,401 | $738,636,096 |
| 2024-12-31 | Morgan Stanley | 2% | 5,167,621 | $684,244,715 |
| 2024-12-31 | NORGES BANK | 1% | 4,445,911 | $588,683,091 |
Besides an analyst consensus of some upside potential, other market factors point to there being mixed market sentiment on Kimberly-Clark.
