Top-Rated Dividend StocksTop-Rated DividendNYSE:KMPR Kemper (KMPR) Stock Price, News & Analysis → Buy this small stock before coming AI Tidal Wave (From Chaikin Analytics) (Ad) Free KMPR Stock Alerts $60.85 +0.04 (+0.07%) (As of 05/17/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$60.44▼$61.0850-Day Range$54.70▼$64.0552-Week Range$38.32▼$64.69Volume197,898 shsAverage Volume433,694 shsMarket Capitalization$3.92 billionP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield2.04%Price Target$70.40 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainabilityStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability Get Kemper alerts: Email Address Kemper MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingBuy3.20 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside15.7% Upside$70.40 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy2.04% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthWeakBased on Four FactorsSustainability-0.96Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment0.40Based on 6 Articles This WeekInsider TradingAcquiring Shares$329,930 Bought Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth18.00%From $4.50 to $5.31 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.4.50 out of 5 starsFinance Sector138th out of 851 stocksFire, Marine, & Casualty Insurance Industry8th out of 51 stocks 2.6 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingKemper has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.20, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageKemper has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Kemper's stock forecast and price target. Previous Next 5.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted2.04% of the float of Kemper has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverKemper has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Kemper has recently decreased by 11.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Previous Next 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldKemper pays a meaningful dividend of 2.04%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthKemper does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Kemper will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.35% next year. This indicates that Kemper will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Kemper's dividend. Previous Next 1.9 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreKemper has received a -2.85% net impact score from Upright. On the other hand, these positive outcomes are achieved by using resources or causing negative impacts in categories "Scarce human capital", "GHG emissions", and "Physical diseases". The negative contribution in the "GHG emissions" impact category seems to be driven mostly by its "Truck insurance services for businesses", "Passenger car insurance services for businesses", "Passenger car insurance services for individuals", and "Bus insurance services" products. See details.Environmental SustainabilityThe Environmental Impact score for Kemper is -0.96. Previous Next 1.9 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentKemper has a news sentiment score of 0.40. 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 0.70 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Kemper this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 3 people have searched for KMPR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -79% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 5 people have added Kemper to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -64% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 3.3 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Kemper insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $329,930.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 6.20% of the stock of Kemper is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions86.23% of the stock of Kemper is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Kemper's insider trading history. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Kemper are expected to grow by 18.00% in the coming year, from $4.50 to $5.31 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Kemper is -32.03, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Kemper is -32.03, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Book Value per Share RatioKemper has a P/B Ratio of 1.51. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Kemper's valuation and earnings. 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It provides preferred and specialty automobile, homeowners, renters, fire, umbrella, general liability, and various other property and casualty insurance to individuals, as well as commercial automobile insurance to businesses. The company also offers life insurance, including permanent and term insurance; and supplemental accident and health insurance products, such as Medicare supplement insurance, fixed hospital indemnity, home health care, specified disease, and accident-only plans to individuals in rural, suburban, and urban areas. It distributes its products through independent agents and brokers. The company was formerly known as Unitrin, Inc. and changed its name to Kemper Corporation in August 2011. Kemper Corporation was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.Read More KMPR Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart KMPR Stock News HeadlinesMay 11, 2024 | insidertrades.comGerald Laderman Buys 5,000 Shares of Kemper Co. (NYSE:KMPR) StockMay 7, 2024 | insidertrades.comKemper Co. (NYSE:KMPR) Director Acquires $24,879.50 in StockMay 16 at 1:53 AM | msn.comKemper County man arrested for having non-consensual sex with a family memberMay 15, 2024 | msn.comWarrants say victim and another man were fighting before shooting on Kemper StreetMay 15, 2024 | msn.comSuspect arrested following a manhunt in Kemper CountyMay 14, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comKemper Co. (NYSE:KMPR) Receives Average Rating of "Buy" from BrokeragesMay 12, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comGerald Laderman Acquires 5,000 Shares of Kemper Co. (NYSE:KMPR) StockMay 11, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comInsider Buying: Director Gerald Laderman Acquires Shares of Kemper Corp (KMPR)May 9, 2024 | businesswire.comThe Kemper Foundation Opens Fall 2024 Read Conmigo Grant Application Cycle to Bilingual Educators in Dallas, Los Angeles and MiamiMay 9, 2024 | businesswire.comThe Kemper Foundation Opens Fall 2024 Read Conmigo Grant Application Cycle to Bilingual Educators in Dallas, Los Angeles and MiamiMay 7, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comKemper First Quarter 2024 Earnings: Revenues Beat Expectations, EPS In LineMay 4, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comKemper Corporation Just Recorded A 6.7% Revenue Beat: Here's What Analysts ThinkMay 4, 2024 | seekingalpha.comKemper Corporation 2024 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationMay 2, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comAnalysts Offer Insights on Financial Companies: Kemper (KMPR) and Carlyle Group (CG)May 2, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comKemper Corp (KMPR) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript Highlights: Strong Performance Amidst ...May 2, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comInsider Stock Buying Reaches US$691.7k On KemperMay 2, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comQ1 2024 Kemper Corp Earnings CallMay 2, 2024 | gurufocus.comQ1 2024 Kemper Corp Earnings Call TranscriptMay 2, 2024 | msn.comAmerican Corrections Association performs audit on Kemper-Neshoba County Regional Correctional FacilityMay 1, 2024 | investorplace.comKMPR Stock Earnings: Kemper Misses EPS, Beats Revenue for Q1 2024May 1, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comKemper Director Gerald Laderman Named ChairmanMay 1, 2024 | businesswire.comKemper Reports First Quarter 2024 Operating Results*April 24, 2024 | msn.comKemper County woman arrested and charged with 2 counts of Assault on a School OfficialApril 24, 2024 | msn.comTwo arrests made in Kemper County, both charged with multiple drug chargesApril 23, 2024 | businesswire.comKemper Announces First Quarter Preliminary Results and Schedule for Earnings ReleaseSee More Headlines Receive KMPR Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Kemper and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 3/5 Dividend2/16/2024Dividend Payable3/05/2024Last Earnings5/01/2024Ex-Dividend for 5/28 Dividend5/10/2024Today5/18/2024Dividend Payable5/28/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)8/05/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Fire, marine, & casualty insurance Sub-IndustryMulti-line Insurance Current SymbolNYSE:KMPR CUSIP48840110 CIK860748 Webwww.kemper.com Phone(312) 661-4600Fax312-494-6995Employees8,100Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$70.40 High Stock Price Target$75.00 Low Stock Price Target$65.00 Potential Upside/Downside+15.7%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.20 Research Coverage5 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($1.90) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E Ratio13.52 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$-272,100,000.00 Net Margins-2.52% Pretax Margin-3.27% Return on Equity3.03% Return on Assets0.59% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.54 Current Ratio0.21 Quick Ratio0.21 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$4.77 billion Price / Sales0.82 Cash Flow$0.95 per share Price / Cash Flow63.89 Book Value$40.21 per share Price / Book1.51Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares64,375,000Free Float60,384,000Market Cap$3.92 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.89 10 Best Stocks to Own in 2024Click the link below and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of the 10 best stocks to own in 2024 and why they should be in your portfolio. Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Joseph Patrick Lacher Jr. (Age 55)Chairman, CEO & President Comp: $2.43MMr. Bradley Thomas Camden C.F.A. (Age 45)Executive VP & CFO Comp: $1.04MMr. John Michael Boschelli (Age 55)Executive VP & Chief Investment Officer Comp: $1.09MMr. Charles Tipton Brooks (Age 57)Executive Vice President of Operations & Systems Comp: $938.69kMr. James A. Alexander (Age 56)Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer Ms. Ismat Duckson Aziz (Age 56)Executive VP, Chief Human Resources Officer & Chief Administrative Officer Karen GuerraVice President of Investor RelationsMr. Carl Thomas Evans Jr. (Age 65)Executive VP, General Counsel & Secretary Ms. Barbara CiesemierAssistant Vice President of Corporate CommunicationsMr. Michael Anthony MarinaccioVice President of Corporate DevelopmentMore ExecutivesKey CompetitorsHorace Mann EducatorsNYSE:HMNAmerican Financial GroupNYSE:AFGWhite Mountains Insurance GroupNYSE:WTMMercury GeneralNYSE:MCYEnstar GroupNASDAQ:ESGRView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsComerica BankSold 673 shares on 5/17/2024Ownership: 0.090%Janus Henderson Group PLCBought 57,979 shares on 5/16/2024Ownership: 0.801%California State Teachers Retirement SystemSold 4,103 shares on 5/16/2024Ownership: 0.099%Interval Partners LPSold 52,575 shares on 5/16/2024Ownership: 0.032%Bayesian Capital Management LPBought 5,523 shares on 5/16/2024Ownership: 0.009%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions KMPR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Kemper stock right now? 5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kemper in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" KMPR shares. View KMPR analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Kemper's stock price target for 2024? 5 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for Kemper's shares. Their KMPR share price targets range from $65.00 to $75.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $70.40 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 15.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for KMPR or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have KMPR shares performed in 2024? Kemper's stock was trading at $48.67 at the start of the year. Since then, KMPR stock has increased by 25.0% and is now trading at $60.85. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. Are investors shorting Kemper? Kemper saw a decline in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,250,000 shares, a decline of 11.3% from the April 15th total of 1,410,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 412,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.0 days. Currently, 2.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Kemper's Short Interest. When is Kemper's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, August 5th 2024. View our KMPR earnings forecast. How were Kemper's earnings last quarter? Kemper Co. (NYSE:KMPR) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 1st. The insurance provider reported $1.07 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.09 by $0.02. The insurance provider had revenue of $1.14 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.01 billion. Kemper had a negative net margin of 2.52% and a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 3.03%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 11.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned ($1.02) earnings per share. How often does Kemper pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Kemper? Kemper announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 13th will be given a dividend of $0.31 per share on Tuesday, May 28th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.04%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 10th. Read our dividend analysis for KMPR. Is Kemper a good dividend stock? Kemper (NYSE:KMPR) pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.04%. Read our dividend analysis for KMPR. What ETFs hold Kemper's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of Kemper (NYSE:KMPR) stock in their portfolio include Invesco KBW Property & Casualty Insurance ETF (KBWP), SPDR S&P Insurance ETF (KIE), Natixis Vaughan Nelson Mid Cap ETF (VNMC), Invesco S&P MidCap 400 Pure Value ETF (RFV) and iShares U.S. Insurance ETF (IAK).Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company Index ETF (FNDA). What other stocks do shareholders of Kemper own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Kemper investors own include Activision Blizzard (ATVI), Pfizer (PFE), Target (TGT), AbbVie (ABBV), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Centene (CNC), General Mills (GIS), Progressive (PGR), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Procter & Gamble (PG). Who are Kemper's major shareholders? Kemper's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.24%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (2.18%), New South Capital Management Inc. (1.43%), Lord Abbett & CO. LLC (1.23%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (0.80%) and Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.74%). Insiders that own company stock include Alberto J Paracchini, Anastasios Omiridis, George N Cochran, Gerald Laderman, Jason N Gorevic, Joseph P Lacher Jr, Matthew A Hunton, Robert Joseph Joyce, Stuart B Parker, Stuart B Parker and Susan D Whiting. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Kemper? Shares of KMPR 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. Compare Top Brokerages Here. 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