Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Kimberly-Clark Corp shares valued at $2,005,667 were purchased by Hicks Zackery A on Aug 04 ’25. At $133.37 per share, Hicks Zackery A acquired 15,038 shares.
Also, Hicks Zackery A sold 15,038 shares, netting a total of over 2,006,117 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $133.40 each, the insider now holds 14,321 shares.
Before that, Chen Katy had sold 740 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $95,978, the President, Int’l Personal Care traded Kimberly-Clark Corp shares for $129.70 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 740 shares, worth approximately $0.4 million.
As published in a research note from Argus on November 13, 2025, Kimberly-Clark Corp [KMB] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $120. Analysts at Evercore ISI downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”an In-line”‘ outlook in a report released in early November. As of August 04, 2025, JP Morgan has increased its “an Underweight” rating to a “Neutral” for KMB.
Analyzing KMB Stock Performance
On last trading session, Kimberly-Clark Corp [NASDAQ: KMB] rose 0.43% to $99.15. The stock’s lowest price that day was $98.45, but it reached a high of $99.5299 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.63%. Over the course of the year, Kimberly-Clark Corp shares have dropped approximately -20.95%.
Is Kimberly-Clark Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Kimberly-Clark Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 7.54 million shares to 26.73 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 19.19 million shares. A jump of 28.21% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.06 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.06.
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In terms of Kimberly-Clark Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 122.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 24.08% from the previous closing price of $98.73. Analysts anticipate Kimberly-Clark Corp stock to reach 162 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 105. In spite of this, 16 analysts ranked Kimberly-Clark Corp stock as Hold at the end of 2026. On January 08, 2025, TD Cowen assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $145.
