Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for March 06, 2013

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Referenced Stocks:BLL;DVY;IYK;KMB;PSL;RKT;USMV

Kimberly-Clark Corporation ( KMB ) will begin trading ex-dividend on March 06, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.81 per share is scheduled to be paid on April 02, 2013. Shareholders who purchased KMB stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 9.46% increase over the prior quarter.

The previous trading day's last sale of KMB was $94.3, representing a -1.68% decrease from the 52 week high of $95.91 and a 32.33% increase over the 52 week low of $71.26.

KMB is a part of the Consumer Durables sector, which includes companies such as Ball Corporation ( BLL ) and Rock-Tenn Company ( RKT ). KMB's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $4.42. Zacks Investment Research reports KMB's forecasted earnings growth in 2013 as 6.88%, compared to an industry average of 9.6%.

For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the KMB Dividend History page.

Interested in gaining exposure to KMB through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have KMB as a top-10 holding:

• PowerShares Dynamic Consumer Staples ( PSL )
• iShares Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Goods Index Fund ( IYK )
• N/A (LVOL)
• iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index Fund ( DVY )
• iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility Index Fund ( USMV ).

The top-performing ETF of this group is PSL with an increase of 8.15% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of KMB at 2.5%.