Kimberly-Clark stock holds a consensus Hold rating as price lags analyst targets
Published on 09/09/2026 at 13:27 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Kimberly-Clark stock (ISIN US4943681035) last closed at USD 102.93 on the New York Stock Exchange on September 8, 2026, down 1.93% from the previous close of USD 104.96 and still below analysts' consensus target of USD 117.93 for the shares.
Analysts keep a Hold stance on Kimberly-Clark
According to MarketBeat on September 9, 2026, Kimberly-Clark currently carries a consensus rating of Hold from Wall Street analysts, with one Strong Buy, four Buy, eleven Hold and one Sell recommendation and an average target price of USD 117.93.
Another institutional holding report cited by MarketBeat on September 9, 2026 repeats the same analyst breakdown and confirms the USD 117.93 consensus target price, underlining that the shares trade roughly 14.6% below that target level based on the September 8, 2026 close.
Dividend and income profile support the shares
Per data from Stock Analysis, Kimberly-Clark will pay a cash dividend of USD 1.28 per share on October 2, 2026, with the shares having gone ex-dividend on September 4, 2026.
The trailing total return figures compiled by Yahoo Finance show that as of September 8, 2026, Kimberly-Clark has delivered a 5.96% total return over the past twelve months, compared with 12.10% for the S&P 500 index, highlighting that the stock has underperformed the broader US equity benchmark by 6.14 percentage points over that period.
Stock price and valuation context
On September 8, 2026, Yahoo Finance quotes Kimberly-Clark stock at USD 102.93 at the 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time close, with after-hours trading lifting the price modestly to USD 103.10 later the same day.
The same overview on Yahoo Finance indicates that the shares' 52-week range extends from a low of USD 90.00 to a high near USD 118.60, placing the September 8, 2026 close of USD 102.93 roughly USD 12.93 above the 52-week low and USD 15.67 below the 52-week high, so the stock trades closer to the bottom of its yearly band than to the top.
Closing price and investor takeaway
Kimberly-Clark stock finished the September 8, 2026 trading session at USD 102.93 on the New York Stock Exchange, with the shares sitting well below both their 52-week high of USD 118.60 and the USD 117.93 consensus analyst target, while continuing to offer a quarterly dividend of USD 1.28 per share to income-focused investors.
Kimberly-Clark stock at a glance
- Company: Kimberly-Clark Corporation
- ISIN: US4943681035
- Ticker: KMB
- Trading venue: NYSE
- Price (as of September 8, 2026, 16:00): 102.93 USD
- Market capitalization: 34,000,000,000 USD (as of September 8, 2026)
- Sector / Industry: Consumer Staples / Household Products
- Index membership: S&P 500
- Next earnings date: October 24, 2026
