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Kimberly-Clark is −19% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +20%: 39 points behind the market. Through the fall, its own insiders bought $34K more stock than they sold.
−19%
1-year return · S&P 500 +20%
- vs 200-day average
- +1.8%
vs 200-day average · close to trend
- RSI (14)
- 37
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 19%
Below its 52-week high
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- Last close2026-09-08
- $102.93
- 1 monthS&P 500 −0.30%
- −5.3%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +20%
- −19%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +85%
- −6.9%
- vs 50-day average$107.38
- −4.2%
- 52-week high
- $127.26
- 52-week low
- $91.79
- Annualised volatility
- 24%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-06-30
- $34K
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +4.7% |
| 2025 | −20% |
| 2024 | +12% |
| 2023 | −7.1% |
| 2022 | −1.6% |
| 2021 | +9.7% |
| 2020 | +0.95% |
| 2019 | +25% |
| 2018 | −2.1% |
| 2017 | +9.0% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 2 of 10 | −0.71% |
| Feb | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.95% |
| Mar | 10 | 7 of 10 | +1.5% |
| Apr | 10 | 6 of 10 | +2.1% |
| May | 10 | 2 of 10 | −0.85% |
| Jun | 10 | 9 of 10 | +2.7% |
| Jul | 11 | 5 of 11 | −0.01% |
| Aug | 11 | 7 of 11 | +1.1% |
| Sep | 11 | 1 of 11 | −3.4% |
| Oct | 10 | 1 of 10 | −4.1% |
| Nov | 10 | 9 of 10 | +3.4% |
| Dec | 10 | 4 of 10 | −0.09% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
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