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Kemper Corporation (NYSE: KMPR) closed the day trading at $50.27 down -0.69% from the previous closing price of $50.62. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.69 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.35 million shares were traded. KMPR stock price reached its highest trading level at $51.2925 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $49.77.
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.
On August 06, 2025, Piper Sandler Downgraded its rating to Underweight which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $50.
On January 10, 2024, TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $70.TD Cowen initiated its Outperform rating on January 10, 2024, with a $70 target price.
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 Aug 07 ’25 when LADERMAN GERALD bought 3,000 shares for $49.37 per share. The transaction valued at 148,110 led to the insider holds 24,635 shares of the business.
Canida Teresa Alvarez bought 2,000 shares of KMPR for $97,920 on Aug 07 ’25. The Director now owns 28,521 shares after completing the transaction at $48.96 per share. On Aug 07 ’25, another insider, Flint Christopher Wade, who serves as the EVP, President, Kemper Life of the company, bought 1,000 shares for $50.12 each. As a result, the insider paid 50,115 and bolstered with 10,197 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 3154080512 and an Enterprise Value of 4094979584. As of this moment, Kemper’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.47, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.40. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.53. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.66 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.08. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.856 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.452.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KMPR is 1.31, which has changed by -0.16536611 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19554341 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 $45.02. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -18.63%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -21.88%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, KMPR traded about 683.22K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, KMPR traded about 1292040 shares per day. A total of 63.58M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 62.18M. Insiders hold about 0.89% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.90% stake in the company. Shares short for KMPR as of 1752537600 were 1996787 with a Short Ratio of 2.92, compared to 1749772800 on 1284908. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1996787 and a Short% of Float of 3.1400003.
Dividends & Splits
KMPR’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.26, up from 1.26 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.024891349The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.14. The current Payout Ratio is 25.27% for KMPR, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-19 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-18. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-03-29 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Kemper Corporation (KMPR) is currently under the scrutiny of 5.0 analysts, each contributing to the ongoing evaluation of its stock.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.3, with high estimates of $1.38 and low estimates of $1.07.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.68 and $5.28 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.57. EPS for the following year is $5.98, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $6.66 and $5.0.
Revenue Estimates
3 analysts predict $1.22B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.22B to a low estimate of $1.22B. As of the current estimate, Kemper Corporation’s year-ago sales were $1.18BFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.24B. There is a high estimate of $1.25B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.23B.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for KMPR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.88B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.82B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.85B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.63BBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.31B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $5.68B and the low estimate is $5.17B.
