Kimberly-Clark Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Kimberly-Clark Corp. (KMB) inched 0.22% higher to $143.20 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.08% to 4,662.85 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.56% to 35,911.81. The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak. Kimberly-Clark Corp. closed $2.59 short of its 52-week high ($145.79), which the company reached on January 10th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) fell 0.55% to $167.84, Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) rose 0.96% to $159.81, and Estee Lauder Cos. Cl A (EL) fell 3.69% to $322.05. Trading volume (1.4 M) remained 198,571 below its 50-day average volume of 1.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled Janurary 14, 2022.
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January 14, 2022 17:05 ET (22:05 GMT)
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