Kemper (KMPR) Competitors

Kemper (NYSE:KMPR) and American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in KMPR or AFG?

86.2% of Kemper shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.4% of American Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.2% of Kemper shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.4% of American Financial Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer KMPR or AFG?

In the previous week, Kemper had 3 more articles in the media than American Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Kemper and 18 mentions for American Financial Group. American Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Kemper's score of 0.63 indicating that American Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kemper	9 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
American Financial Group	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is KMPR or AFG a better dividend stock?

Kemper pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. American Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Kemper pays out 24.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Financial Group pays out 35.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Kemper has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and American Financial Group has raised its dividend for 19 consecutive years. American Financial Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, KMPR or AFG?

American Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than Kemper. Kemper is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Financial Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kemper	$4.64B	0.72	$317.80M	$5.31	10.02
American Financial Group	$8.28B	1.32	$887M	$9.10	14.46

Which has more volatility & risk, KMPR or AFG?

Kemper has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Financial Group has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate KMPR or AFG?

Kemper currently has a consensus target price of $72.75, suggesting a potential upside of 36.72%. American Financial Group has a consensus target price of $136.75, suggesting a potential upside of 3.94%. Given Kemper's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Kemper is more favorable than American Financial Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kemper	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
American Financial Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is KMPR or AFG more profitable?

American Financial Group has a net margin of 9.21% compared to Kemper's net margin of 7.18%. American Financial Group's return on equity of 17.41% beat Kemper's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kemper	7.18%	14.39%	3.25%
American Financial Group	9.21%	17.41%	2.53%

Summary

American Financial Group beats Kemper on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.