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As of close of business last night, Kemper Corporation’s stock clocked out at $58.71, down -2.80% from its previous closing price of $60.40. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.80 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.51 million shares were traded. KMPR stock price reached its highest trading level at $60.0125 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $58.4.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of KMPR’s stock, we examine its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.58 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.39.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, TD Cowen on January 10, 2024, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $70.
On October 06, 2023, Piper Sandler Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Neutral and also lowered its target price recommendation from $55 to $47.
Credit Suisse Upgraded its Neutral to Outperform on April 10, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $56 to $78.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 11 ’23 when Paracchini Alberto J bought 400 shares for $47.52 per share. The transaction valued at 19,008 led to the insider holds 4,398 shares of the business.
LACHER JOSEPH P JR bought 5,000 shares of KMPR for $216,000 on Nov 28 ’23. The President and CEO now owns 5,000 shares after completing the transaction at $43.20 per share. On Nov 27 ’23, another insider, Cochran George N, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 1,000 shares for $42.75 each. As a result, the insider paid 42,750 and bolstered with 26,622 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, KMPR now has a Market Capitalization of 3777125376 and an Enterprise Value of 4640743936. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.76 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.50. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.939 whereas that against EBITDA is 35.264.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, KMPR has reached a high of $64.69, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $38.32. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.56%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 16.92%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that KMPR traded 446.55K shares on average per day over the past three months and 450850 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 64.11M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 61.35M. Insiders hold about 4.65% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.87% stake in the company. Shares short for KMPR as of 1713139200 were 1412676 with a Short Ratio of 3.16, compared to 1710460800 on 1400195. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1412676 and a Short% of Float of 2.34.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.24, KMPR has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.24. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.020529801The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.98.
