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 $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 $0.48 million.
As published in a research note from JP Morgan on August 04, 2025, Kimberly-Clark Corp [KMB] has been rated up from an Underweight to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $138. As of January 08, 2025, TD Cowen has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for KMB. Earlier on July 23, 2024, TD Cowen initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for KMB stock.
Analyzing KMB Stock Performance
On last trading session, Kimberly-Clark Corp [NASDAQ: KMB] plunged -0.21% to $119.92. The stock’s lowest price that day was $119.64, but it reached a high of $121.215 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.24%. Over the course of the year, Kimberly-Clark Corp shares have dropped approximately -15.70%.
Is Kimberly-Clark Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Kimberly-Clark Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-30 jumping by 2.8 million shares to 8.37 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-29 was 5.57 million shares. A jump of 33.47% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.28 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.28.
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In terms of Kimberly-Clark Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 131 in the next 12 months, up nearly 9.01% from the previous closing price of $120.17. Analysts anticipate Kimberly-Clark Corp stock to reach 145 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 130. In spite of this, 16 analysts ranked Kimberly-Clark Corp stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On June 24, 2024, Exane BNP Paribas assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $146.
