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Kimberly-Clark has been garnering a lot of attention from they investors as of late, having been searched quite a bit lately. The stock is down -1.2% over the past month, and as the Zacks Consumer Products – Staples industry has gained 6.9% over the same time period, it’s fair to assume that the stock might experience a substantial impact due to its industry’s trends in the near term. Kimberly-Clark is projected to reported earnings of $1.53 per share for the current quarter, marking a year-over-year change of -0.7%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate remained unchanged over the past month, and the consensus earnings estimate of $6.59 points to a change of 17.1% from the prior year.

Rumors or media reports about a significant change in a company’s business prospects typically lead to immediate price changes and stock trends. However, there are fundamental factors that ultimately drive the buy-and-hold decision, which is why we prioritize appraising the change in the projection of a company’s future earnings at Zacks. Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) is now a component of the Zacks style scores that rates valuation of companies. The company is expected to post earnings of $1.53 per share for the current quarter, indicating a year-over-year change of -0.7%.

Over the past month, Kimberly-Clark is facing a change in consensus estimate of -0.7%. Kimberly-Clark is graded C on this front, indicating that it is trading at par with its peers.

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