Kimberly-Clark Corp. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Kimberly-Clark Corp. (KMB) shed 0.65% to $143.12 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.10% to 4,696.05 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.47% to 36,236.47. The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak. Kimberly-Clark Corp. closed $2.20 short of its 52-week high ($145.32), which the company reached on January 5th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) fell 0.34% to $171.63, Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) fell 0.84% to $162.83, and Estee Lauder Cos. Cl A (EL) fell 0.20% to $355.39. Trading volume (1.7 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled Janurary 6, 2022.
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January 06, 2022 17:05 ET (22:05 GMT)
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