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The price of Kemper Corporation (NYSE: KMPR) closed at $63.03 in the last session, down -1.36% from day before closing price of $63.90. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.36 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.64 million shares were traded. KMPR stock price reached its highest trading level at $64.01 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $62.125.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at KMPR’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.34 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.34.
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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 21 ’24 when Parker Stuart B. sold 30,000 shares for $61.74 per share. The transaction valued at 1,852,200 led to the insider holds 20,717 shares of the business.
Parker Stuart B. bought 30,000 shares of KMPR for $1,870,500 on Aug 20 ’24.
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 4089272832 and an Enterprise Value of 4868199424. As of this moment, Kemper’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.79, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.47. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.30. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.86 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.38. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.038 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.679.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KMPR is 1.28, which has changed by 0.086536765 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11730647 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KMPR has reached a high of $73.01, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $53.57. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.30%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.00%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, KMPR traded on average about 522.05K shares per day over the past 3-months and 444170 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 63.98M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 60.89M. Insiders hold about 4.86% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.35% stake in the company. Shares short for KMPR as of 1747267200 were 1094541 with a Short Ratio of 2.10, compared to 1744675200 on 1349422. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1094541 and a Short% of Float of 1.72.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for KMPR is 1.26, which was 1.25 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.019558754The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.12. The current Payout Ratio is 25.27% for KMPR, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-19 with an ex-dividend date of 1747612800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-03-29 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
