Credit: Shutterstock photoKimberly-Clark Corporation ( KMB ) will begin trading ex-dividend on June 04, 2014. A cash dividend payment of $0.84 per share is scheduled to be paid on July 02, 2014. Shareholders who purchased KMB stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 3.7% increase over the same period a year ago. At the current stock price of $112.08, the dividend yield is 3%.
The previous trading day's last sale of KMB was $112.08, representing a -0.89% decrease from the 52 week high of $113.09 and a 22.57% increase over the 52 week low of $91.44.
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 $5.59. Zacks Investment Research reports KMB's forecasted earnings growth in 2014 as 6.19%, compared to an industry average of 6%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the KMB Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to KMB through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have KMB as a top-10 holding:
- iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index Fund ( DVY ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is DVY with an increase of 6.58% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of KMB at 1.93%.
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