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Kemper Corporation (NYSE: KMPR) closed the day trading at $61.6 down -1.19% from the previous closing price of $62.34. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.07 million shares were traded. KMPR stock price reached its highest trading level at $62.38 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $61.13.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of KMPR, let’s look at its different ratios. 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 10 ’25 when Paracchini Alberto J bought 500 shares for $61.71 per share. The transaction valued at 30,855 led to the insider holds 10,323 shares of the business.
LADERMAN GERALD bought 2,500 shares of KMPR for $155,600 on Jun 10 ’25. The Director now owns 21,635 shares after completing the transaction at $62.24 per share. On Aug 21 ’24, another insider, Parker Stuart B., who serves as the Director of the company, sold 30,000 shares for $61.74 each. As a result, the insider received 1,852,200 and left with 20,717 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 3942085632 and an Enterprise Value of 4964831744. As of this moment, Kemper’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.52, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.26. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.25. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.84 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.35. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.059 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.852.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KMPR is 1.26, which has changed by 0.003911376 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11844492 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 -2.41%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.54%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, KMPR traded about 558.96K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, KMPR traded about 709510 shares per day. A total of 63.98M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 60.88M. Insiders hold about 4.87% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.33% stake in the company. Shares short for KMPR as of 1749772800 were 1284908 with a Short Ratio of 2.30, compared to 1747267200 on 1094541. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1284908 and a Short% of Float of 2.02.
Dividends & Splits
KMPR’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.26, up from 1.25 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.020051332The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.13. 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.
