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Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) Reports EPS of $1.09 vs. $1.17 Estimate; Revenues $5.0B vs. $4.99B Estimate

US stock futures are higher this morning, as investors are awaiting new-home-sales data. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 28 points to 12,462.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index rose 3.80 points to 1,334.80. Nasdaq 100 futures surged 6.25 points to 2,381.75. US stock...

Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE) is projected to report its Q1 EPS at $0.84 on revenue of $1.23 billion. Johnson Controls Inc (NYSE: JCI) is projected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.55 on revenue of $9.37 billion. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (NYSE: JEC) is projected to post its FQ2 EPS at $0.63 on...

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Johnson Controls Inc (NYSE: JCI) to report its Q2 EPS at $0.55 on revenue of $9.37 billion. JCI shares gained 0.61% to $40.98 in after-hours trading. Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NYSE: AMD) reported its Q1 profit at $...

Kimberly Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) will report its Q1 results on Monday, April 25, before the markets open. Analysts are expecting earnings per share to stand at $1.17, $0.01 below market expectations a week ago. Revenue is estimated at $4.99 billion. Kimberly-Clark Corporation is a global...

Easter weekend brings out some interesting trade ideas for investors. Christians observe the end of Lent this weekend, meaning all of the vices that had been off-limits for 40 days are suddenly back on the menu. Here's a look at five sin stocks that might benefit from the Easter Bunny's arrival....

Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) is set to report earnings on Monday before the bell, and analysts will be looking to hear what the consumer staples company has to say about rising input costs. Analysts will be looking for earnings of $1.17 per share on revenues of $4.99 billion. This...

There is always going to be some debate in the world of investing between value and growth. Some argue that value stocks outperform growth stocks, but naysayers will question the time periods in which it takes for value plays to outshine growth stars. Years? Decades? Longer? Obviously, growth...

Shares of Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) are lower on the session by 0.35%, trading at $66.03. Overall put volume is now running at 7.57x the daily average, with 43% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 5,086 contracts have traded on the session so far. Kimberly-Clark...

The board of directors of Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 70 cents per share. The dividend is payable on July 5, 2011, to stockholders of record on June 10, 2011.

Celera Corporation (NASDAQ: CRA) today provided an update on recent scientific findings pertaining to the KIF6 gene variant and its pre-market approval application (PMA) with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its KIF6 Genotyping Assay. In nine previously published peer-...

According to J.P. Morgan, Energizer Holdings (NYSE: ENR) is adjusting its FY11 and FY12 estimates to reflect confidence in top line growth and share repurchase for ENR. J.P. Morgan said that When ENR reports next Wednesday (4/27), it expects them to hit the revised estimate of $0.98, which is...

Below are the top cleaning products stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Ecolab Inc (NYSE: ECL) is 25.64%. ECL's operating margin for the same period is 13.37%. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Stepan Company (...

J.P. Morgan is out with its report today on Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB), maintaining Neutral. In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "We rate Kimberly Neutral. KMB is currently trading at a 26% discount vs. its large-cap HPC peers, below its 5-year historical average of a 21% discount as there...

J.P. Morgan is out with its report today on Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL), maintaining Neutral. In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "We expect CL's Q1 to be rather weak, as the company continues to be plagued by heightened competitive activity and tough comps, although this is broadly...