NYSE:KMPR - Kemper Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Kemper announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 7th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 19th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share on Tuesday, March 5th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.26%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 15th. This is a boost from Kemper's previous quarterly dividend of $0.24. View Kemper's Dividend History.

Kemper Corp (NYSE:KMPR) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February, 11th. The insurance provider reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.77 by $0.14. The insurance provider had revenue of $1.16 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.15 billion. Kemper had a return on equity of 10.11% and a net margin of 5.10%. Kemper's quarterly revenue was up 67.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.60 earnings per share. View Kemper's Earnings History.

Kemper is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, April 29th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Kemper.

4 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for Kemper's stock. Their forecasts range from $80.00 to $82.00. On average, they anticipate Kemper's stock price to reach $81.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 2.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Kemper.

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

News coverage about KMPR stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Kemper earned a coverage optimism score of 0.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the insurance provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days.

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Kemper's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (9.72%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (6.69%), Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (2.52%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.48%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.98%) and Ceredex Value Advisors LLC (1.73%). Company insiders that own Kemper stock include Carl Thomas Jr Evans, George N Cochran, James J Mckinney, John Michael Boschelli, Mark A Green and Susan D Whiting. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Kemper.

KMPR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Millennium Management LLC, Channing Capital Management LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Victory Capital Management Inc., Chicago Equity Partners LLC, Principal Financial Group Inc. and Castleark Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Kemper company stock in the last year include Carl Thomas Jr Evans and John Michael Boschelli. View Insider Buying and Selling for Kemper.

KMPR stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Norges Bank, Standard Life Aberdeen plc, Westfield Capital Management Co. LP, Skyline Asset Management LP, Mackay Shields LLC, Mesirow Financial Investment Management Equity Management and Weiss Multi Strategy Advisers LLC. Company insiders that have bought Kemper stock in the last two years include George N Cochran, James J Mckinney, Mark A Green and Susan D Whiting. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of KMPR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $79.34.

Kemper has a market capitalization of $5.14 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.

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]