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

Kemper Co. (NYSE:KMPR) – Equities research analysts at William Blair dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Kemper in a research note issued on Thursday, February 6th. William Blair analyst A. Klauber now anticipates that the insurance provider will post earnings of $1.34 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate 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.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on the company. StockNews.com raised Kemper from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on Kemper from $83.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday. JMP Securities reissued a “market outperform” rating and set a $85.00 price target on shares of Kemper in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. TD Cowen boosted their price target on Kemper from $72.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Finally, Raymond James boosted their price target on Kemper from $75.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 26th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $81.60.

Kemper Price Performance

Shares of KMPR opened at $68.30 on Friday. Kemper has a twelve month low of $54.11 and a twelve month high of $73.01. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $66.53 and its two-hundred day moving average is $64.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.37 billion, a PE ratio of 16.26 and a beta of 0.88. 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 (NYSE:KMPR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The insurance provider reported $1.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.38 by $0.40. Kemper had a return on equity of 12.03% and a net margin of 5.86%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kemper

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Jane Street Group LLC raised its holdings in Kemper by 565.8% in the 3rd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 41,094 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $2,517,000 after acquiring an additional 34,922 shares during the last quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd raised its holdings in Kemper by 244.2% in the 3rd quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd now owns 18,853 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $1,155,000 after acquiring an additional 13,376 shares during the last quarter. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP raised its holdings in Kemper by 81.1% in the 3rd quarter. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP now owns 838,085 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $51,333,000 after acquiring an additional 375,324 shares during the last quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC raised its holdings in Kemper by 7.0% in the 3rd quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC now owns 108,355 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $6,637,000 after acquiring an additional 7,127 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Phocas Financial Corp. raised its holdings in Kemper by 37.4% in the 3rd quarter. Phocas Financial Corp. now owns 168,283 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $10,307,000 after acquiring an additional 45,796 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.23% of the company’s stock.

Kemper Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 4th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be paid a $0.32 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.87%. This is a positive change from Kemper’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. Kemper’s dividend payout ratio is presently 29.52%.

Kemper Company Profile

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.