The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Kimberly-Clark Corp shares valued at $95,978 were sold by Chen Katy on May 02 ’25. At $129.70 per share, Chen Katy sold 740 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 3,997 shares worth approximately $0.5 million following the completion of this transaction.
Before that, Chen Katy had sold 1,794 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $234,545, the President, Int’l Personal Care traded Kimberly-Clark Corp shares for $130.74 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,794 shares, worth approximately $0.39 million.
Analysts at TD Cowen downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of July 23, 2024, TD Cowen has initiated its “Buy” rating for KMB. Earlier on June 24, 2024, Exane BNP Paribas initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for KMB stock.
Analyzing KMB Stock Performance
On last trading session, Kimberly-Clark Corp [NASDAQ: KMB] plunged -0.53% to $124.62. The stock’s lowest price that day was $124.37, but it reached a high of $125.91 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.45%. Over the course of the year, Kimberly-Clark Corp shares have dropped approximately -11.52%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $150.45 on 03/10/25 and a 52-week low of $124.10 on 01/10/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Kimberly-Clark Corp (KMB)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 124.02, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 123.42. In the upper region, resistance lies at 125.57. The next price resistance is at 126.52. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 34.61 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Kimberly-Clark Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Kimberly-Clark Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -0.67 million shares to 5.04 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 5.71 million shares. A decline of -13.28% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.1 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.1.
Which companies own the most shares of Kimberly-Clark Corp (KMB)?
In terms of Kimberly-Clark Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 144 in the next 12 months, up nearly 14.93% from the previous closing price of $125.29. Analysts anticipate Kimberly-Clark Corp stock to reach 156 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 140. In spite of this, 16 analysts ranked Kimberly-Clark Corp stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On June 13, 2024, BofA Securities assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $160.
