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. Investors 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.17%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 15th. This is a positive change from Kemper's previous quarterly dividend of $0.24. View Kemper's Dividend History.

Kemper Corp (NYSE:KMPR) announced its earnings results on Monday, February, 11th. The insurance provider reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.77 by $0.14. The insurance provider earned $1.16 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.15 billion. Kemper had a return on equity of 10.11% and a net margin of 5.10%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 67.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last 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 shares. Their predictions range from $80.00 to $82.00. On average, they anticipate Kemper's stock price to reach $81.00 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 5.4%. 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 stories about KMPR stock have been trending positive this week, InfoTrie reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Kemper earned a media sentiment score of 2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the insurance provider a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is very unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Kemper investors own include Micron Technology (MU), Square (SQ), Broadcom (AVGO), Ctrip.Com International (CTRP), Etsy (ETSY), NVIDIA (NVDA), O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Xilinx (XLNX) and Anthem (ANTM).

Kemper's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.25%), Skyline Asset Management LP (0.19%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.13%), Beese Fulmer Investment Management Inc. (0.10%), Oakbrook Investments LLC (0.01%) and Meeder Asset Management Inc. (0.00%). 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 Skyline Asset Management LP, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Beese Fulmer Investment Management Inc. and Meeder Asset Management Inc.. 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 Oakbrook Investments LLC and Retirement Systems of Alabama. 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 $85.58.

Kemper has a market capitalization of $5.56 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]