Kemper (KMPR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kemper Corporation is an insurance holding company that provides property and casualty, life, and health insurance products through its operating subsidiaries. Its offerings include automobile insurance, homeowners and renters insurance, and other personal and commercial insurance solutions designed for individuals, families, and businesses.

The company distributes its products through independent agents, affiliated agencies, and other insurance distribution partners. Kemper primarily serves customers across the United States, with its businesses focused on personal insurance markets and selected commercial insurance opportunities.

Kemper traces its corporate history to Unitrin, which changed its name to Kemper Corporation in 2015. The company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Joseph P. Lacher Jr.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $25.55 to $26.11
• 50-Day Range: $25.00 to $31.03
• 52-Week Range: $22.69 to $51.08
• Volume: 863,181 shs
• Average Volume: 865,197 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.51 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 4.99%
• Price Target: $43.25
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Kemper Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kemper scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 44th out of 839 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Kemper has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.89, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Kemper has a consensus price target of $43.25, representing about 68.6% upside from its current price of $25.65.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kemper has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 99.01%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kemper are expected to grow by 99.01% in the coming year, from $2.02 to $4.02 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kemper is -3.05, 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 Kemper is -3.05, 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

Kemper has a P/B Ratio of 0.56. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.94% of the float of Kemper has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kemper has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.65.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kemper has recently decreased by 2.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Kemper is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.99%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Kemper has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Kemper will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.84% next year. This indicates that Kemper will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.66

News Sentiment

Kemper has a news sentiment score of 0.66. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Kemper this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

17 people have searched for KMPR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 89% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Kemper to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

5 insiders have purchased shares of Kemper in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $367,880.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0243% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kemper insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $367,880.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.61% of the stock of Kemper is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

86.23% of the stock of Kemper is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 9/4 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/4 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/04/2026
• Today: 10/05/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Insurance
• Sub-Industry: Property & Casualty Insurance
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KMPR
• CIK: 860748
• Web: www.kemper.com
• Phone: (312) 661-4600
• Fax: 312-494-6995
• Employees: 7,400
• Year Founded: 1990

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Kemper: $43.25
• High Price Target: $60.00
• Low Price Target: $28.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +68.6%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.89
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($8.40)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.70
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $143.30 million
• Net Margins: -10.84%
• Pretax Margin: -11.41%
• Return on Equity: 2.89%
• Return on Assets: 0.60%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.43
• Current Ratio: 0.17
• Quick Ratio: 0.17

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.79 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.32
• Cash Flow: $5.23 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.90
• Book Value: $45.59 per share
• Price / Book: 0.56

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 58,920,000
• Free Float: 58,564,000
• Market Cap: $1.51 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.07