Kimberly-Clark up after Q3 profit beats estimates

** Shares of Huggies maker Kimberly-Clark KMB.O up 1% at $110.77

** Co beat Q3 profit estimates however maintained its annual sales and profit forecast

** Posts Q3 adjusted EPS from continuing operations of $1.70 beating estimate of $1.64-data compiled by LSEG

** Expects annual organic sales growth to be about 100 basis points below its weighted average growth in the categories and countries it competes in

** Co said annual sales primarily had unfavorable impact of around 100 basis points from the China disruptions

** Sees annual adjusted earnings per share to grow in high single digits on a constant-currency basis

** Quarterly net sales of $4.13 billion were in line with analysts' estimate

** As of last close, stock up 7.83% YTD