Pacer Advisors Inc. Has $597,000 Position in Kemper Co. (NYSE:KMPR)

Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Kemper Co. (NYSE:KMPR) by 2.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,985 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 190 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Kemper were worth $597,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in Kemper by 114.7% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 541 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 289 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its holdings in shares of Kemper by 5,590.0% in the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 569 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 559 shares during the last quarter. Clean Yield Group purchased a new stake in shares of Kemper in the fourth quarter valued at about $45,000. Capital Performance Advisors LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Kemper in the third quarter valued at about $46,000. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new stake in shares of Kemper in the third quarter valued at about $82,000. Institutional investors own 86.23% of the company’s stock.

Kemper Trading Down 1.3 %

KMPR stock opened at $66.31 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.25 billion, a PE ratio of 15.79 and a beta of 0.88. Kemper Co. has a one year low of $54.11 and a one year high of $73.01. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $66.78 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $64.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 0.22 and a current ratio of 0.22.

Kemper Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 4th. Investors of record on Monday, November 18th were paid a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.87%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 18th. Kemper’s payout ratio is 29.52%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

KMPR has been the subject of several analyst reports. Raymond James increased their target price on shares of Kemper from $75.00 to $82.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 26th. TD Cowen increased their target price on shares of Kemper from $72.00 to $84.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Kemper from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, JMP Securities reiterated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $85.00 target price on shares of Kemper in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Kemper presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $80.40.

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.