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

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

Kemper declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 8th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.24 per share on Tuesday, December 4th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.45%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 16th. View Kemper's Dividend History.

Kemper Corp (NYSE:KMPR) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November, 5th. The insurance provider reported $1.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.39. The insurance provider had revenue of $1.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.07 billion. Kemper had a return on equity of 9.56% and a net margin of 6.63%. The firm's revenue was up 73.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.85 EPS. View Kemper's Earnings History.

Kemper is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 12th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Kemper.

3 brokerages have issued 12-month target prices for Kemper's stock. Their predictions range from $80.00 to $80.00. On average, they expect Kemper's share price to reach $80.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 21.0% 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.

News articles about KMPR stock have trended somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Kemper earned a media sentiment score of 1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the insurance provider a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days.

Some companies that are related to Kemper include Ms&Ad Insurance Group (MSADY), Hartford Financial Services Group (HIG), Markel (MKL), Loews (L), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd Subordinate Voting Shares (FRFHF), Cna Financial (CNA), Arch Capital Group (ACGL), W. R. Berkley (WRB), Alleghany (Y), Everest Re Group (RE), American Financial Group (AFG), RenaissanceRe (RNR), Hanover Insurance Group (THG) and Axis Capital (AXS).

Kemper's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (9.77%), Vanguard Group Inc. (8.01%), Vanguard Group Inc (8.01%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (7.40%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.63%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.13%). 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 MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd, Ceredex Value Advisors LLC, United Services Automobile Association, Prudential Financial Inc., Man Group plc, Vident Investment Advisory LLC, GSA Capital Partners LLP and Strs Ohio. 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Vanguard Group Inc, Vanguard Group Inc., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Victory Capital Management Inc., Citadel Advisors LLC, New South Capital Management Inc. and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. 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 $66.11.

Kemper has a market capitalization of $4.26 billion and generates $2.72 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $120.90 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.64 on an earnings per share basis. Kemper employs 5,550 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]