Kansas City Life Insurance (KCLI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kansas City Life Insurance Company, trading under the symbol KCLI, is a publicly held life insurer founded in 1895 and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. With more than a century of operations, the company has established itself as a provider of life insurance and retirement products across the United States.

The company’s core offerings include individual life insurance policies—term life, universal life and whole life—as well as fixed annuities designed to help clients build and preserve wealth. In addition to these primary products, Kansas City Life markets supplemental health coverage such as disability income insurance and long-term care solutions to address a range of consumer protection needs.

Distribution is conducted through a dual-channel approach, combining a national network of career agents with independent brokers to reach customers in key markets, particularly in the Midwest and southern states. The company supports its sales force with in-house underwriting, policy administration and claims processing services to ensure consistency and responsiveness.

Kansas City Life is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Steve C. Sprinkel, whose leadership team brings extensive experience in insurance, underwriting and financial management. Together, they oversee strategic initiatives aimed at maintaining the company’s financial strength and enhancing customer service.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $31.99 to $32.00
• 50-Day Range: $30.03 to $32.68
• 52-Week Range: $27.75 to $36.49
• Volume: 756 shs
• Average Volume: 2,831 shs
• Market Capitalization: $309.86 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 2.25%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Kansas City Life Insurance Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kansas City Life Insurance scored higher than 10% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Kansas City Life Insurance.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kansas City Life Insurance is -21.62, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kansas City Life Insurance is -21.62, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kansas City Life Insurance has a P/B Ratio of 0.47. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of Kansas City Life Insurance has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kansas City Life Insurance has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.02, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kansas City Life Insurance has recently increased by 17.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Kansas City Life Insurance pays a meaningful dividend of 2.25%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Kansas City Life Insurance does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Kansas City Life Insurance this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kansas City Life Insurance insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

63.10% of the stock of Kansas City Life Insurance is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

0.06% of the stock of Kansas City Life Insurance is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/01/2026
• Today: 5/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: INS - LIFE
• Sub-Industry: Life & Health Insurance
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:KCLI
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:KCLI
• CIK: 54473
• Web: www.kclife.com
• Phone: (816) 753-7000
• Fax: 816-753-4902
• Employees: 436
• Year Founded: 1895

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.48)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$20.76 million
• Net Margins: -2.96%
• Pretax Margin: -6.59%
• Return on Equity: 3.42%
• Return on Assets: 0.43%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.16
• Quick Ratio: 0.16

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $485.45 million
• Price / Sales: 0.64
• Cash Flow: $5.58 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.73
• Book Value: $68.73 per share
• Price / Book: 0.47

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 9,683,000
• Free Float: 3,573,000
• Market Cap: $309.86 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.37