
Dividend Kings, like Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB), are generally good stocks to buy and hold because their visible cash flows sustain reliable dividends and regular distribution growth. Those qualities, along with their healthy balance sheets and, oftentimes, share repurchases, provide ever-increasing shareholder value reflected in their stock prices.
Kimberly-Clark’s share price experiences downswings, which are followed by larger upswings, putting it in a sustained and sustainable uptrend.