CONSUMER STAPLES:
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS
SIC: CONVERTED PAPER & PAPERBOARD PRODS (NO CONTANERS/BOXES)
Operates a global consumer products business. Its tissue, personal care and health care products are manufactured in 37 countries and sold in more than 150 countries. The company's recognized brands include Kleenex, Kotex, Scott, Depend, Huggies and Pull-Ups.
Kimberly, Clark & Company was founded in Neenah, Wisconsin, in 1872 as a partnership of four menJohn A. Kimberly, Charles B. Clark, Frank C. Shattuck, and Havilah Babcock. The company's first product was newsprint made from linen and cotton rags. It opened the first paper mill in Wisconsin at its inception, and within six years the company expanded by acquiring a majority interest in the nearby Atlas paper mill, which converted ground pulpwood into manila wrapping paper. The company was incorporated in 1880 as Kimberly & Clark Company. In 1889 the company constructed a pulp and papermaking complex on the Fox River.
Among the company's early innovations was the paper used for rotogravure, a procedure for printing photographs with a rotary press. In 1914 researchers working with bagasse, a pulp by-product of processed sugar cane, produced creped cellulose wadding, or tissue. During World War I this product, called cellucotton, was used to treat wounds in place of scarce surgical cottons. At that time field nurses also discovered that cellucotton worked well as a disposable feminine napkin. The company later recognized the commercial potential of this application and in 1920 introduced its Kotex feminine napkin.
In 1924 the company introduced another disposable tissue product, Kleenex, to replace the face towels then used for removing cold cream. Consumers preferred to use Kleenex as a disposable handkerchief, which prompted the company to alter its marketing strategy. Nationwide advertisements promoting Kleenex for its current used began in 1930, and sales doubled within a year. The company created a separate sales company, International Cellucotton Products, to manufacture Kotex and Kleenex.
During the 1920s Kimberly & Clark built a Canadian pulp mill and power plant called Spruce Falls Power and Paper Company. In 1925 the company formed what would become Canadian Cellucotton Products Limited, for marketing cellucotton products internationally. The next year the company, in partnership with the New York Times, added a newsprint mill to the Spruce Falls complex and expanded its pulping capacity.
The company was reorganized and reincorporated in 1928 as Kimberly-Clark Corporation. That year, the company offered shares for the first time on the New York and Chicago stock exchanges.
During World War II the company devoted many of its resources to the war effort. Kimberly-Clark also contracted Margaret Buell, creator of the cartoon strip "Little Lulu," to promote Kleenex. Buell and Little Lulu continued to promote Kleenex into the 1960s. After the war, the company initiated a growth program to handle revived consumer product demand. Facilities were built or acquired in Balfour, North Carolina, and Memphis, Tennessee, in 1946.
| Market Cap | 37.877 Billion | Shares Outstanding | 351.1 Million | Avg Volume | 3.068 Million |
| 1-Yr BETA vs S&P TR | Current Ratio | 0.89 | Quick Ratio | 0.58 |
| Q2 2019 | All Institutions | Hedge Funds 1 |
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| Filers who had this stock in their top 10: | 19 | 0 (0.0%) |
| 13F Filers holding this stock: | 1419 | 89 (9.19%) |
| Aggregate 13F shares on 06/30/2019: | 247.086 Million | 15.21 Million |
| Aggregate 13F shares on 03/31/2019: | 245.496 Million | 10.714 Million |
| Percent change: | 0.65% | 41.96% |
| Funds creating new positions: | 110 | 18 |
| Funds Adding to an existing position: | 466 | 30 |
| Funds closing out their position: | 72 | 10 |
| Funds reducing their position: | 579 | 32 |
| 1 hedge funds as identified by whalewisdom.com through public filings. | ||
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17.7 Thousand total shares from 3 transactions
12.9 Thousand total shares from 2 transactions
| Insider Name | Type | Last Reported Shares Held | Last Reported Date | Filings in past year |
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AGARWAL ACHAL PRESIDENT - ASIA PACIFIC |
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48,156 | 2019-08-09 | 4 |
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BOSTON J. SCOTT SVP & CHIEF HR OFFICER |
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11,901 | 2019-08-07 | 4 |
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186 | 2019-08-01 | 0 | |
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19,059 | 2019-07-30 | 2 | |
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POWELL AARON PRESIDENT, KCP |
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1,977 | 2019-07-29 | 5 |
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6,065 | 2019-07-24 | 0 | |
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19,409 | 2019-07-05 | 2 | |
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10,520 | 2019-07-01 | 3 | |
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8,552 | 2019-07-01 | 4 | |
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27,277 | 2019-06-28 | 0 | |
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9,048 | 2019-06-17 | 0 | |
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MACQUILLAN SANDRA EVP, INTEGRATED SUPPLY CHAIN |
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0 | 2019-06-10 | 9 |
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BRICKMAN CHRISTIAN A. PRESIDENT & CEO |
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360,332 | 2019-05-31 | 0 |
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17,891 | 2019-05-26 | 2 | |
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MELUCCI JEFFREY P. SVP - GENERAL COUNSEL |
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7,394 | 2019-05-22 | 6 |
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3,359 | 2019-05-22 | 3 | |
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0 | 2019-05-17 | 0 | |
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39,149 | 2019-05-14 | 0 | |
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FALK THOMAS J EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN |
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714,748 | 2019-05-13 | 4 |
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WILKINSON TRISTRAM PRESIDENT, EMEA |
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6,557 | 2019-05-09 | 5 |
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43 | 2019-05-08 | 3 | |
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DECHERD ROBERT W CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO |
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43,659 | 2019-05-03 | 2 |
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CRUZ SERGIO PRESIDENT, LATIN AMERICA |
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3,089 | 2019-05-03 | 2 |
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142,906 | 2019-05-02 | 2 | |
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5,644 | 2019-05-02 | 0 | |
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0 | 2019-05-02 | 2 | |
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HSU MICHAEL D. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
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0 | 2019-05-01 | 2 |
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DREXLER ANDREW VICE PRESIDENT AND CONTROLLER |
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0 | 2019-05-01 | 2 |
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85,650 | 2019-04-24 | 2 | |
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READ IAN C EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN |
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1,120,644 | 2019-03-04 | 2 |
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10,101 | 2019-02-05 | 0 | |
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0 | 2019-02-01 | 0 | |
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0 | 2019-01-02 | 2 | |
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0 | 2019-01-02 | 2 | |
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0 | 2019-01-02 | 2 | |
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0 | 2019-01-02 | 2 | |
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0 | 2019-01-02 | 2 | |
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AZBELL MICHAEL T. VICE PRESIDENT AND CONTROLLER |
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11,579 | 2018-11-27 | 1 |
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ALLGAIER LARRY P. GROUP PRES., KCNA |
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963 | 2018-04-25 | 0 |
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CALVO PAZ GUSTAVO PRESIDENT, EMEA |
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0 | 2018-01-03 | 0 |
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MIELKE THOMAS J. SVP - GENERAL COUNSEL |
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21,690 | 2017-05-16 | 0 |
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0 | 2015-04-02 | 0 | |
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2,250 | 2013-07-12 | 0 | |
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SPENCER JAN BC SVP, CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT |
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37,253 | 2012-04-30 | 0 |
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0 | 2012-04-03 | 0 | |
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VEST RANDY J VICE PRESIDENT AND CONTROLLER |
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0 | 2009-07-02 | 0 |
| Reporting Owners | Transaction Date | Transaction Code | Shares | Share Price | Acquired or Disposed | Shares Owned Following Transaction | Combined shares owned after filing | Direct/Indirect Ownership | 10b-5 |
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| 2019-08-09 | S | 8,947 | $139.50 | d | 48,156 | 48,156.00 | direct | ||
| 2019-08-09 | M | 8,947 | $75.22 | a | 57,103 | 48,156.00 | direct | ||
| 2019-08-09 | M | 8,947 | d | 0 | 48,156.00 | direct | |||
| 2019-08-07 | S | 4,834 | $136.26 | d | 11,901 | 11,901.00 | direct | ||
| 2019-07-29 | M | 3,964 | $126.13 | a | 5,780 | 1,977.46 | direct | ||
| 2019-07-29 | M | 3,964 | d | 0 | 1,977.46 | direct | |||
| 2019-07-29 | S | 3,964 | $137.95 | d | 1,816 | 1,977.46 | direct |
