William Blair Comments on Kemper’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:KMPR)

Kemper Co. (NYSE:KMPR) – Stock analysts at William Blair reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Kemper in a research report issued on Thursday, February 6th. William Blair analyst A. Klauber now expects that the insurance provider will earn $1.34 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.46. The consensus estimate for Kemper’s current full-year earnings is $5.49 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Kemper’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.29 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.39 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.55 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $5.57 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and set a $85.00 price target on shares of Kemper in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of Kemper from $72.00 to $84.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Raymond James upped their price objective on shares of Kemper from $75.00 to $82.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 26th. StockNews.com raised shares of Kemper from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Piper Sandler upped their price objective on shares of Kemper from $83.00 to $86.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $81.60.

Kemper Stock Down 1.7 %

Shares of Kemper stock opened at $68.30 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $66.53 and a 200 day moving average price of $64.49. The company has a current ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 0.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. Kemper has a twelve month low of $54.11 and a twelve month high of $73.01. The stock has a market cap of $4.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.26 and a beta of 0.88.

Kemper (NYSE:KMPR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The insurance provider reported $1.78 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.38 by $0.40. Kemper had a net margin of 5.86% and a return on equity of 12.03%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kemper

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of Kemper by 114.7% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 541 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 289 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its position in shares of Kemper by 5,590.0% during the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 569 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 559 shares during the last quarter. Clean Yield Group bought a new position in shares of Kemper during the fourth quarter worth about $45,000. Capital Performance Advisors LLP bought a new position in shares of Kemper during the third quarter worth about $46,000. Finally, Parkside Financial Bank & Trust bought a new position in shares of Kemper during the fourth quarter worth about $63,000. Institutional investors own 86.23% of the company’s stock.

Kemper Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be given a dividend of $0.32 per share. This is a boost from Kemper’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.87%. Kemper’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.52%.

About Kemper

Kemper Corporation, a diversified insurance holding company, engages in the provision of insurance products to individuals and businesses in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Specialty Property & Casualty Insurance, Preferred Property & Casualty Insurance, and Life & Health Insurance.