Kansas City Life Insurance (KCLI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kansas City Life Insurance Company provides insurance products and services in states and the District of Columbia. It operates through three segments: Individual Insurance, Group Insurance, and Old American. The Individual Insurance segment consists of individual insurance products for Kansas City life, Grange life, and the assumed reinsurance transactions. The Group Insurance segment sells group life, dental, vision, disability, accident, and critical illness products. The Old American segment consists of individual insurance products designed for final expense products. Kansas City Life Insurance Company was incorporated in 1895 and is based in Kansas City, Missouri.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $28.51 to $29.00
• 50-Day Range: $28.12 to $33.01
• 52-Week Range: $27.45 to $39.00
• Volume: 1,615 shs
• Average Volume: 1,258 shs
• Market Capitalization: $280.81 million
• P/E Ratio: 4.95
• Dividend Yield: 1.93%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Kansas City Life Insurance Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kansas City Life Insurance scored higher than 28% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Kansas City Life Insurance.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kansas City Life Insurance is 4.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.80.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kansas City Life Insurance is 4.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.57.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kansas City Life Insurance has a P/B Ratio of 0.46. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.01% of the float of Kansas City Life Insurance has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kansas City Life Insurance has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kansas City Life Insurance has recently increased by 100.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Kansas City Life Insurance pays a meaningful dividend of 1.93%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Kansas City Life Insurance does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.01% of the float of Kansas City Life Insurance has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kansas City Life Insurance has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kansas City Life Insurance has recently increased by 100.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.16

News Sentiment

Kansas City Life Insurance has a news sentiment score of -0.16. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.94 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Kansas City Life Insurance this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kansas City Life Insurance insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

63.10% of the stock of Kansas City Life Insurance is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 0.06% of the stock of Kansas City Life Insurance is held by institutions.

KCLI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have KCLI shares performed this year?

Kansas City Life Insurance's stock was trading at $36.67 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, KCLI shares have decreased by 20.9% and is now trading at $29.00.
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How were Kansas City Life Insurance's earnings last quarter?

Kansas City Life Insurance (OTCMKTS:KCLI) announced its earnings results on Thursday, May, 1st. The financial services provider reported $0.19 EPS for the quarter. The financial services provider had revenue of $118.98 million for the quarter. Kansas City Life Insurance had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.34% and a net margin of 10.10%.

How do I buy shares of Kansas City Life Insurance?

Shares of KCLI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Kansas City Life Insurance own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Kansas City Life Insurance investors own include Art's-Way Manufacturing (ARTW), Crown Crafts (CRWS), Chevron (CVX), Exelixis (EXEL), FormFactor (FORM), Genworth Financial (GNW) and Medtronic (MDT).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/01/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/14 Dividend: 5/08/2025
• Record date for 5/14 Dividend: 5/09/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/14/2025
• Today: 5/28/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/24/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Life insurance
• Sub-Industry: Life & Health Insurance
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:KCLI
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:KCLI
• CIK: 54473
• Web: www.kclife.com
• Phone: (816) 753-7000
• Fax: 816-753-4902
• Employees: 436
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.48)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 4.96
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $54.92 million
• Net Margins: 10.10%
• Pretax Margin: 12.74%
• Return on Equity: 9.34%
• Return on Assets: 1.12%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.13
• Quick Ratio: 0.13

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $558.92 million
• Price / Sales: 0.50
• Cash Flow: $8.02 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.62
• Book Value: $62.93 per share
• Price / Book: 0.46

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 9,683,000
• Free Float: 3,573,000
• Market Cap: $281.29 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.57