Analyzing Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV (OTCMKTS:KCDMY) & Clearwater Paper (NYSE:CLW)

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV (OTCMKTS:KCDMY) and Clearwater Paper (NYSE:CLW) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV and Clearwater Paper’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV	13.02%	145.62%	14.29%
Clearwater Paper	9.14%	-3.65%	-1.85%

Risk & Volatility

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clearwater Paper has a beta of 0.16, suggesting that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

90.0% of Clearwater Paper shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Clearwater Paper shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV and Clearwater Paper”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV	$3.01 billion	1.94	$429.88 million	$0.61	15.54
Clearwater Paper	$1.38 billion	0.21	$196.30 million	$8.40	2.19

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV has higher revenue and earnings than Clearwater Paper. Clearwater Paper is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV and Clearwater Paper, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV	0	0	1	0	3.00
Clearwater Paper	1	0	4	0	2.60

Clearwater Paper has a consensus price target of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 63.11%. Given Clearwater Paper’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Clearwater Paper is more favorable than Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV.

Summary

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV beats Clearwater Paper on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV

Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and markets disposable products in Mexico. The company offers baby diapers, training pants, swim pants, wet wipes, shampoos, creams, bar soaps, and feeding products. It also provides toilet papers, napkins, facial tissues, paper towels, feminine pads, panty liners, tampons, intimate wipes, and menstrual cups. In addition, the company offers pets shampoos, sprays, repellents, and cleaners. Further, it provides liquid hand soap, foaming liquid soap, and liquid body wash; and underwear, protectors, feminine pads, pre-folded products for adults. Additionally, the company offers anti-bacterial gels; disinfectant sprays; face masks; dispensers; hand towels; and industrial cleaning cloths. The company offers its products primarily under the Huggies, KleenBebe, Kleenex, Evenflo, Pétalo, Suavel, Cottonelle, Depend, Kotex, Pull-Ups, GoodNites, Vogue, Delsey, Diapro, LYS, Fancy, Kimberly-Clark, and Escudo brands. The company exports its products. Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V. was founded in 1925 and is based in Mexico City, Mexico.

About Clearwater Paper

Clearwater Paper Corporation manufactures and supplies bleached paperboards, and consumer and parent roll tissues in the United States and internationally. It operates through Pulp and Paperboard, and Consumer Products segments. The Pulp and Paperboard segment manufactures and markets bleached paperboard; Solid Bleached Sulfate paperboard that is used to produce folding cartons, liquid packaging, cups and plates, blister and carded packaging, and top sheet and commercial printing items; and hardwood and softwood pulp, as well as offers services that include custom sheeting, slitting, and cutting. It sells its products to carton converters, folding carton converters, merchants, and commercial printers. The Consumer Products segment provides a line of at-home tissue products, including bath tissues, paper towels, facial tissues, and napkins; recycled fiber value grade products; and away-from-home tissues. This segment sells its products to retailers, including grocery, club, mass merchants, and discount stores. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Spokane, Washington.