An Overlooked Dividend King With a 54-Year Winning Streak Worth Buying Now
This Dividend King just made a major strategic pivot.
KMB - Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Price:
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CONSENSUS:
Hold
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PRICE TARGET:
$108.75
DETAILS
HIGH:
$121.00
LOW:
$99.00
MEDIAN:
$107.50
CONSENSUS:
$108.75
UPSIDE:
0.25%
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Price Targets
Kimberly-Clark price target raised to $115 from $106 at UBS
$115.00
(was $108.13)
UBS
Kimberly-Clark price target raised to $121 from $115 at Piper Sandler
$121.00
(was $104.28)
Piper Sandler
Kimberly-Clark price target raised to $106 from $105 at UBS
$106.00
(was $97.40)
UBS
Kimberly-Clark price target lowered to $99 from $105 at Barclays
$99.00
(was $97.09)
Lauren Lieberman
·
Barclays
Kimberly-Clark price target lowered to $100 from $110 at Wells Fargo
$100.00
(was $97.00)
Wells Fargo
Kimberly-Clark price target raised to $110 from $105 at Wells Fargo
$110.00
(was $109.41)
Wells Fargo
Kimberly-Clark price target raised to $110 from $107 at UBS
$110.00
(was $100.51)
Peter Grom
·
UBS
Kimberly-Clark price target lowered to $102 from $132 at Barclays
$102.00
(was $99.64)
Barclays
Kimberly-Clark price target lowered to $107 from $132 at UBS
$107.00
(was $98.86)
UBS
Kimberly-Clark price target lowered to $105 from $110 at Wells Fargo
$105.00
(was $98.52)
Wells Fargo
Kimberly-Clark price target lowered to $110 from $127 at BNP Paribas Exane
$110.00
(was $109.83)
BNP Paribas
Kimberly-Clark price target lowered to $125 from $144 at Morgan Stanley
$125.00
(was $99.79)
Morgan Stanley
Kimberly-Clark downgraded to In Line from Outperform at Evercore ISI
$120.00
(was $102.27)
Evercore ISI
Kimberly-Clark price target raised to $132 from $131 at Barclays
$132.00
(was $119.71)
Barclays
RBC Capital on Kimberly Clark (KMB): 'Diaper Dynamics To Impact Results'
$162.00
(was $121.45)
Nik Modi
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RBC Capital
Kimberly-Clark price target lowered to $130 from $140 at UBS
$130.00
(was $120.80)
Peter Grom
·
UBS
Kimberly-Clark price target lowered to $145 from $149 at Piper Sandler
$145.00
(was $123.23)
Michael Lavery
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Piper Sandler
Kimberly-Clark price target lowered to $131 from $139 at Barclays
$131.00
(was $124.34)
Barclays
Kimberly-Clark price target lowered to $156 from $158 at Piper Sandler
$156.00
(was $133.40)
Korinne Wolfmeyer
·
Piper Sandler
Kimberly-Clark price target raised to $140 from $130 at Wells Fargo
$140.00
(was $140.71)
Wells Fargo