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, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share on Tuesday, March 3rd. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.54%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. This is an increase from Kemper's previous quarterly dividend of $0.28. View Kemper's Dividend History.

Kemper Corp (NYSE:KMPR) released its earnings results on Monday, February, 10th. The insurance provider reported $1.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.42 by $0.03. The insurance provider had revenue of $1.28 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.23 billion. Kemper had a net margin of 10.54% and a return on equity of 11.42%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 17.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.91 earnings per share. View Kemper's Earnings History.

Kemper is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, May 4th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Kemper.

2 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for Kemper's shares. Their forecasts range from $87.00 to $87.00. On average, they anticipate Kemper's stock price to reach $87.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 11.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Kemper.

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

Press coverage about KMPR stock has been trending very negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of 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 -3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the insurance provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Kemper.

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) and Horace Mann Educators (HMN).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Kemper investors own include PacWest Bancorp (PACW), Carnival (CCL), Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), Invesco (IVZ), Kohl's (KSS), Square (SQ), Broadcom (AVGO), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Methanex (MEOH) and People's United Financial (PBCT).

Kemper's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (2.55%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.44%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (2.36%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.18%), Ceredex Value Advisors LLC (1.56%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.54%). 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 Marshall Wace North America L.P., Marshall Wace LLP, Ceredex Value Advisors LLC, Mackay Shields LLC, First Trust Advisors LP, Russell Investments Group Ltd., State Street Corp and SG Americas Securities LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Kemper.

KMPR stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Madison Asset Management LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., Alliancebernstein L.P., California Public Employees Retirement System, State of Tennessee Treasury Department and KBC Group NV. 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 $78.13.

Kemper has a market capitalization of $5.21 billion and generates $5.04 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $531.10 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.27 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]