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After finishing at $60.19 in the prior trading day, Kemper Corporation (NYSE: KMPR) closed at $58.11, down -3.46%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.46 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.64 million shares were traded. KMPR stock price reached its highest trading level at $60.13 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $57.095.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of KMPR by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.52 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.35.
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 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. On May 10 ’24, another insider, LADERMAN GERALD, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 5,000 shares for $61.01 each. As a result, the insider paid 305,050 and bolstered with 16,700 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 3720382464 and an Enterprise Value of 4539517952. As of this moment, Kemper’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.85, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.67. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.95. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.80 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.33. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.979 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.407.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KMPR is 1.26, which has changed by 0.037493348 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.028231144 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 -11.76%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.62%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 416.96K shares per day over the past 3-months and 650050 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 63.84M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 60.94M. Insiders hold about 4.82% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.14% stake in the company. Shares short for KMPR as of 1741910400 were 1350770 with a Short Ratio of 3.42, compared to 1739491200 on 1219361. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1350770 and a Short% of Float of 2.1300000999999997.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, KMPR’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.24, compared to 1.25 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.020601429The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.11. The current Payout Ratio is 25.27% for KMPR, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-18 with an ex-dividend date of 1739836800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-03-29 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
