NYSE:KMPR - Kemper Stock Price, Forecast & News

Kemper trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "KMPR."

Kemper announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, November 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.28 per share on Wednesday, December 4th. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.50%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 15th. This is a positive change from Kemper's previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. View Kemper's Dividend History.

Kemper Corp (NYSE:KMPR) announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October, 30th. The insurance provider reported $0.85 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.57. The insurance provider had revenue of $690.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $680.90 million. Kemper had a return on equity of 11.09% and a net margin of 8.51%. Kemper's revenue for the quarter was up 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned ($0.40) EPS. View Kemper's Earnings History.

Kemper is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, February 10th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Kemper.

3 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Kemper's stock. Their forecasts range from $82.00 to $87.00. On average, they anticipate Kemper's stock price to reach $84.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 13.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Kemper.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kemper in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Kemper.

Headlines about KMPR stock have been trending extremely positive on Saturday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Kemper earned a news sentiment score of 4.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the insurance provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Kemper.

Kemper saw a drop in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 720,900 shares, a drop of 7.5% from the October 31st total of 779,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 380,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.9 days. Approximately 1.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Kemper's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Kemper include American International Group (AIG), Hartford Financial Services Group (HIG), Loews (L), American Financial Group (AFG), Assurant (AIZ), American National Insurance (ANAT), Genworth Financial (GNW), Horace Mann Educators (HMN), Eastern Insurance (EIHI) and Fortegra Financial (FRF).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Kemper investors own include Square (SQ), Broadcom (AVGO), NVIDIA (NVDA), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Xilinx (XLNX), Boeing (BA), Darden Restaurants (DRI), FedEx (FDX) and Grana y Montero SAA (GRAM).

Kemper's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (2.61%), Voya Investment Management LLC (0.71%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.59%), Chilton Investment Co. LLC (0.47%), Millennium Management LLC (0.40%) and First Trust Advisors LP (0.39%). Company insiders that own Kemper stock include Carl Thomas Jr Evans, George N Cochran, John Michael Boschelli, Kimberly A Holmes and Robert Joseph Joyce. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Kemper.

KMPR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Chilton Investment Co. LLC, Boston Partners, Barclays PLC, State of Tennessee Treasury Department, Retirement Systems of Alabama, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC, Russell Investments Group Ltd. and Metropolitan Life Insurance Co NY. View Insider Buying and Selling for Kemper.

KMPR stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including First Trust Advisors LP, Phocas Financial Corp., Squarepoint Ops LLC, State Street Corp, California Public Employees Retirement System, Millennium Management LLC, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D and Man Group plc. Company insiders that have bought Kemper stock in the last two years include George N Cochran, Kimberly A Holmes and Robert Joseph Joyce. View Insider Buying and Selling for Kemper.

Shares of KMPR can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of KMPR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $74.44.

Kemper has a market capitalization of $4.96 billion and generates $3.73 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $190.10 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.37 on an earnings per share basis. Kemper employs 8,100 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Kemper.

The official website for Kemper is http://www.kemper.com/.

Kemper's mailing address is 200 E. Randolph Street, Chicago IL, 60601. The insurance provider can be reached via phone at 312-661-4600 or via email at [email protected]