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KMB — structural market context

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

Structural market context from public regulatory and market data, shown with its as-of dates. Descriptive only: nothing on this page is a recommendation, a prediction, or advice to buy or sell any security.

What changed

As of the close on Nov 3. Each line shows the earlier value, the later value and their dates.

Price

Change from the Nov 2 close to the Nov 3 close: −3.50%.

Volume

3.84× its 20-session average on Nov 3.

Includes pre- and post-market trading.

Short interest

Short interest 50.6M shares (settlement Oct 15) vs 53.2M (Sep 30).

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Fails-to-deliver

Latest file (settlements Oct 1–Oct 14, published Nov 3): 6 days with fails, largest 191K shares on Oct 2.

Previous file (settlements Sep 15–Sep 30, published Oct 16): 8 days with fails, largest 366K shares on Sep 21.

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Analyst rating actions

None recorded in this window.

Insider filings (Form 4)

3 Form 4 filings recorded, with 4 transactions: 0 purchase transactions (code P, $0), 0 sale transactions (code S, $0).

Filed Nov 3. Form 4 data arrives about a day after filing.

3 filings not counted: the filed price could not be checked against the U.S. listing.

Events · early sample

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KMB events and their magnitude

Latest SEC filing in the event study

Form 4 · other · filed 2026-11-03 · View on sec.gov ↗

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KMB short interest & days to cover

SHARES SHORT
50.6M
% OF FLOAT
15.3%
DAYS TO COVER
10.2
CHANGE VS PRIOR
-4.9%

FINRA consolidated short interest, reported twice a month and published ~2 weeks after each settlement date. % of float uses reported free float. · as of 2026-10-15 (20d ago)

How short interest and days to cover are measured →

KMB fails-to-deliver (FTD)

Settlement dateFailed sharesPrice
2026-10-09 · 26d6K$97.74
2026-10-07 · 28d15$96.77
2026-10-06 · 29d5K$95.41

SEC fails-to-deliver files, published twice a month with ~6 weeks of delay.

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KMB analyst ratings

FirmActionRatingPublished
UBSholdNeutral2026-10-28
UBSprice_target—2026-10-28
Canaccord Genuityprice_target—2026-10-23
Bank of America SecuritiesholdBuy2026-09-25
Guggenheimprice_target—2026-09-25

Rating actions as published by the firms, from public feeds. They are not graded here.

Frequently asked questions

What is KMB's short interest?
As of the FINRA settlement date 2026-10-15, KMB had 50.6M shares sold short — 15.3% of its float, with 10.2 days to cover at average volume. FINRA publishes this data roughly two weeks after each twice-monthly settlement, so it is inherently delayed. A short-interest figure describes an aggregate position; it does not predict what the stock will do.
What do analysts say about KMB?
The most recent action: UBS hold to Neutral on 2026-10-28. Rating actions are shown as published by the firms; they are not graded here.
Is this page telling me to buy or sell KMB?
No. Everything on this page is descriptive, structural market context from public data, shown with its as-of dates. TradeAI News does not issue directional recommendations, price predictions, or buy/sell advice — for any ticker.
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Industry: SIC code 2670 (group 26xx) as recorded on SEC EDGAR.

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KMB: the full history

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