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Kemper (KMPR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$63.55 +0.80 (+1.27%)
As of 03:37 PM Eastern
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About Kemper Stock (NYSE:KMPR)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$62.55
$63.80
50-Day Range
$55.21
$68.75
52-Week Range
$53.57
$73.01
Volume
188,659 shs
Average Volume
452,640 shs
Market Capitalization
$4.07 billion
P/E Ratio
12.94
Dividend Yield
2.01%
Price Target
$79.40
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Kemper Corporation, a diversified insurance holding company, engages in the provision of insurance products to individuals and businesses in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Specialty Property & Casualty Insurance, Preferred Property & Casualty Insurance, and Life & Health Insurance. It provides preferred and specialty automobile, homeowners, renters, fire, umbrella, general liability, and various other property and casualty insurance to individuals, as well as commercial automobile insurance to businesses. The company also offers life insurance, including permanent and term insurance; and supplemental accident and health insurance products, such as Medicare supplement insurance, fixed hospital indemnity, home health care, specified disease, and accident-only plans to individuals in rural, suburban, and urban areas. It distributes its products through independent agents and brokers. The company was formerly known as Unitrin, Inc. and changed its name to Kemper Corporation in August 2011. Kemper Corporation was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Kemper Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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92nd Percentile Overall Score

KMPR MarketRank™: 

Kemper scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 50th out of 935 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Kemper has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.20, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Kemper has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Kemper's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Kemper are expected to grow by 9.62% in the coming year, from $6.03 to $6.61 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Kemper is 12.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.32.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Kemper is 12.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.64.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Kemper has a P/B Ratio of 1.46. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Kemper's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.79% 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 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Kemper has recently decreased by 14.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Kemper pays a meaningful dividend of 2.07%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Kemper has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Kemper is 23.93%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Kemper will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.36% next year. This indicates that Kemper will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Kemper's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.79% 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 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Kemper has recently decreased by 14.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Kemper has a news sentiment score of 1.32. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.94 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Kemper this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Kemper insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.76% 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.

  • Read more about Kemper's insider trading history.
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KMPR Stock News Headlines

Analysts Set Kemper Co. (NYSE:KMPR) Target Price at $79.40
Kemper (KMPR) Receives a Buy from TD Cowen
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KMPR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Kemper's stock was trading at $66.44 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, KMPR shares have decreased by 4.3% and is now trading at $63.5710.
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Kemper Co. (NYSE:KMPR) released its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 7th. The insurance provider reported $1.65 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.48 by $0.17. Kemper's quarterly revenue was up 4.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Top institutional investors of Kemper include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.45%), Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. (5.55%), Wellington Management Group LLP (4.31%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.53%). Insiders that own company stock include George N Cochran, Matthew A Hunton, Robert Joseph Joyce, Gerald Laderman, Susan D Whiting, Alberto J Paracchini and Joseph P Lacher Jr.
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Shares of KMPR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Kemper investors own include Invesco QQQ (QQQ), NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

Record date for 3/4 Dividend
2/18/2025
Ex-Dividend for 3/4 Dividend
2/18/2025
Dividend Payable
3/04/2025
Last Earnings
5/07/2025
Record date for 6/3 Dividend
5/19/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/3 Dividend
5/19/2025
Today
5/29/2025
Dividend Payable
6/03/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/04/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Fire, marine, & casualty insurance
Sub-Industry
Multi-line Insurance
Current Symbol
NYSE:KMPR
Employees
9,500
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$79.40
High Stock Price Target
$85.00
Low Stock Price Target
$71.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+26.8%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.20
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
12.75
Forward P/E Ratio
10.38
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$317.80 million
Pretax Margin
8.38%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$4.68 billion
Cash Flow
$6.52 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.61
Book Value
$43.57 per share
Price / Book
1.44

Miscellaneous

Free Float
59,939,000
Market Cap
$4.01 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.26

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This page (NYSE:KMPR) was last updated on 5/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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