KMB Price Prediction Next Week
Based on the provided data and recent market activity, here's the analysis and price prediction for KMB for the next trading week:
Technical Analysis
The stock is showing bearish signals with RSI at 48.32, indicating neutral but weakening momentum. The stock is trading below both its 60-day SMA (131.75) and 20-day SMA (128.15), suggesting a downward trend .
News Sentiment & Fundamental Analysis
- KMB reported weak Q3 2024 results with 3.5% decline in net sales and only 1% organic sales growth, primarily driven by pricing rather than volume.
- Margins have shown improvement but investors seem to ignore this positive factor, with shares essentially flat over a three-year timeframe.
- The company faces challenges in meeting its FY2024 guidance of 3-4% organic sales growth, given current performance and weak consumer spending environment.
Earnings Impact KMB will report earnings on January 29, 2025. Recent analyst sentiment has been mixed to bearish:
- Wells Fargo lowered price target to $130
- Piper Sandler lowered to $161
- JP Morgan maintains underweight rating with $140 target
Price Prediction for Next Week Based on technical indicators and upcoming earnings:
Support levels: $124.63, $123.55 Resistance levels: $128.13, $129.21
Expected price range: $123.50 - $129.00
Trading Recommendation: SELL Rationale:
- Weak technical indicators and downward trend
- Poor volume growth fundamentals
- Challenging consumer spending environment
- Risk of missing FY2024 guidance
- Bearish analyst sentiment
Target entry: Current market price (~$128) Stop loss: $130 Price target: $124
The stock is likely to face pressure following earnings release due to concerns about meeting full-year guidance and continued weakness in consumer spending.
KMB Similar Chart Price Prediction
The price of KMB is predicted to go up 6.06%, based on the high correlation periods with AEIS. The similarity of these two price pattern on the periods is 97.11%.
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AEIS
Up: 6.06%Similarity: 97.11%
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KMB VS S&P500
Kimberly is set to unlock efficiencies and reduce costs with technological upgrades, supply chain improvements, and an organizational restructuring, aiming for over $3.7 billion in savings and productivity gains; this should fuel reinvestment into the business while boosting profits.
Efforts to build out Kimberly's e-commerce capabilities are driving continued growth through this lucrative channel, which now approximates 25% of sales.
We view Kimberly's brand investments as key to differentiating its fare from lower-price private-label offerings and other nationally branded peers.
KMB Analyst's Forecast
Lauren Lieberman
Barclays
Hold
Price Target
$144 → $132
Upside
+3.76%
Barclays lowered the firm's price target on Kimberly-Clark to $132 from $144 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares as part of a consumer staples Q4 earnings preview. Put simply, "it feels like there aren't many places to hide in Staples these days," the analyst tells investors in a research note.
Andrea Teixeira
JP Morgan
Sell
Price Target
$140 → $124
Upside
-2.09%
Robert Moskow
TD Cowen
Strong Buy → Hold
Price Target
$145
Upside
+14.38%