Showing posts with label Kimberly Clark. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kimberly Clark. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Solazyme (SZYM) (FIO) (KMB) (LMT) (PUBGY) (HAS) Ratings, Price Targets

Solazyme (NASDAQ:SZYM), Fusion-io (NYSE:FIO), Kimberly-Clark (NYSE:KMB), Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT), Publicis Groupe (OTC:PUBGY) and Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS) had ratings and price targets on them adjusted by analysts.

Canaccord Genuity initiated coverage on Solazyme (SZYM). They placed a "Buy" rating on the company.

Fusion-io (FIO) was upgraded by The Benchmark Company from a "Hold" rating to a "Buy" rating. They placed a price target of $30.00 on the company.

Kimberly-Clark (KMB) was downgraded by Janney Montgomery Scott from a "Buy" rating to a "Neutral" rating.

Lockheed Martin (LMT) was downgraded by Bernstein from an "Outperform" rating to a "Market Perform" rating.

Publicis Groupe (PUBGY) was downgraded by HSBC Securities from an "Overweight" rating to a "Neutral" rating.

Hasbro (HAS) was downgraded by Sterne Agee from a "Buy" rating to a "Neutral" rating.

Monday, May 9, 2011

All-Time Highs for (IDA) (KFT) (KMB) (LBTYA) (LCAPA) Reached May 6

Idacorp (NYSE:IDA), Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE:KFT), Kimberly-Clark Corp. (NYSE:KMB), Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA) and Liberty Media Corp. (NASDAQ:LCAPA) all breached all-time highs on Friday, May 6.

Idacorp (IDA) closed at $39.20, gaining $0.29, or 0.75 percent. They traded as high as $39.68 on the day.

Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT) closed Friday at $34.08, rising $0.69, or 2.07 percent. They traded as high as $34.49 on the day.

Kimberly-Clark Corp. (KMB) closed Friday at $66.88, climbing $0.05, or 0.07 percent. They traded as high as $67.37 on the day.

Liberty Global (LBTYA) closed at $45.90, up $0.20, or 0.44 percent. They traded as high as $51.93 on the day.

Liberty Media Corp. (LCAPA) closed at $86.96, gaining $2.35, or 2.78 percent. They traded as high as $87.76 on the day.

Monday, May 2, 2011

Dividend Yields for (BCR) (XRAY) (CI) (KMB) (PG)

Indicated dividend yields for Standard & Poor's 500 Index companies CR Bard Inc (BCR), DENTSPLY International Inc (XRAY), CIGNA Corp (CI), Kimberly-Clark Corp (KMB) and Procter & Gamble Co (PG).

These dividend data indicate dividend yields of companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index as of Saturday, April 30. The yield is determined by taking the latest declared dividend, annualized and divided by the price of the stock. Payout ratios are calculated based on latest quarterly dividend paid divided by earnings.

CR Bard Inc (BCR) has a dividend yield of 0.67 percent on a declared dividend of $0.18. The payout ratio is 12.0 percent.

DENTSPLY International Inc (XRAY) has a dividend yield of 0.53 percent on a declared dividend of $0.05. The payout ratio is 10.2 percent.

CIGNA Corp (CI) has a dividend yield of 0.09 percent on a declared dividend of $0.04. The payout ratio is 0.8 percent.

Kimberly-Clark Corp (KMB) has a dividend yield of 4.24 percent on a declared dividend of $0.70. The payout ratio is 81.2 percent.

Procter & Gamble Co (PG) has a dividend yield of 3.24 percent on a declared dividend of $0.53. The payout ratio is 47.8 percent.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

ITT (ESI) (BEAV) (CBE) (KMB) (NFLX) EPS Adjusted by Goldman (GS)

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) changed their EPS estimates on BE Aerospace (NASDAQ: BEAV), Cooper Industries PLC (NYSE: CBE), ITT Educational Services Inc (NYSE: ESI), Kimberly Clark Corp (NYSE: KMB) and Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX), with all but Kimberly Clark Corp getting upwardly revised.

Goldman Sachs (GS) raised its EPS on shares of BE Aerospace (BEAV). They have a “Buy” rating with a $48.00 price target on the company.

Goldman raised its EPS on shares of Cooper Industries PLC (CBE). They have a “Neutral” rating with a price target of $70.00 on the firm.

Goldman Sachs raised its EPS on ITT Educational Services Inc (ESI). They have a “Neutral” rating with a $83.00 price target on the stock.

It also cut its EPS estimates on Kimberly Clark Corp (KMB). They have a “Sell” rating with a price target of $64.00 on the company.

Goldman boosted its EPS on Netflix, Inc. (NFLX). They have a “Buy” rating and a price target of $300.00 on NFLX.

Friday, January 28, 2011

Kimberly Clark's (NYSE:KMB) Gross Margin Expansion Impressive

Kimberly Clark (NYSE:KMB) made significant headway in the expansion of gross margins in the fourth quarter, impressing Jefferies.

Jefferies said they "are impressed with management's ability to expand gross margins in the 4Q given the difficult consumer environment in developed markets coupled with rampant input cost inflation, 2011 appears to be shaping up as one of restructuring and continued below-trend growth."

They set full year EPS estimates for 2011 and 2012 at $4.95 and $5.30.

Jefferies reiterates their "Hold" rating on Kimberly Clark (KMB), which closed Thursday at $65.13, level with the close on Wednesday. Jefferies raised their price target on Kimberly from $67 to $70.