Kemper Corporation (NYSE: KMPR) closed the day trading at $55.38 down -4.62% from the previous closing price of $58.06. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.68 from its previous closing price. On the day, 732250 shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of KMPR, let’s look at 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:
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 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 3.56B and an Enterprise Value of 4.89B. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.72 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.42. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.99.
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 58.55, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 49.80.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, KMPR traded about 452.65K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, KMPR traded about 362.08k shares per day. 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 81.18% stake in the company. Shares short for KMPR as of Mar 28, 2024 were 1.39M with a Short Ratio of 3.07, compared to 1.36M on Feb 29, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2.16% and a Short% of Float of 2.30%.
Dividends & Splits
KMPR’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.24, up from 1.24 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 2.14%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 2.24%. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.98.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 7 analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.89 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $1.15 and a low estimate of $0.7, while EPS last year was -$1.02. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.99, with high estimates of $1.28 and low estimates of $0.75.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5 and $3.58 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.24. EPS for the following year is $5.33, with 7 analysts recommending between $6.25 and $4.49.
Revenue Estimates
4 analysts predict $985.51M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.02B to a low estimate of $951.25M. As of the current estimate, Kemper Corporation’s year-ago sales were $1.34B, an estimated decrease of -26.30% from the year-ago figure.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for KMPR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.12B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.78B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.89B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.63B, up 7.00% from the average estimate. Based on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $4.14B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.91B and the low estimate is $3.77B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 6.60% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
