Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV (OTCMKTS:KCDMY) Sets New 12-Month High – Still a Buy?

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV (OTCMKTS:KCDMY)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $11.05 and last traded at $10.56, with a volume of 4342 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $10.4640.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Itau BBA Securities upgraded Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV presently has a consensus rating of “Buy”.

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of $6.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.55 and a beta of 0.77. The company’s fifty day moving average is $9.96 and its 200 day moving average is $9.66. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.60.

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV (OTCMKTS:KCDMY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The basic materials company reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.16 by ($0.01). Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV had a net margin of 13.02% and a return on equity of 140.79%. The business had revenue of $728.43 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $723.40 million.

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 2nd were given a $0.1121 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, October 1st. This represents a yield of 424.0%. Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV’s payout ratio is presently 81.97%.

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV Company Profile

Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and markets disposable products in Mexico. The company offers baby diapers, training pants, swim pants, wet wipes, shampoos, creams, bar soaps, and feeding products. It also provides toilet papers, napkins, facial tissues, paper towels, feminine pads, panty liners, tampons, intimate wipes, and menstrual cups.