Sanctuary Advisors LLC Has $352,000 Stock Position in Kemper Co. (NYSE:KMPR)

Sanctuary Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Kemper Co. (NYSE:KMPR) by 13.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,169 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 626 shares during the quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in Kemper were worth $352,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of KMPR. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Kemper by 5,590.0% in the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 569 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 559 shares during the last quarter. Clean Yield Group acquired a new stake in Kemper during the 4th quarter valued at $45,000. Capital Performance Advisors LLP acquired a new stake in Kemper during the 3rd quarter valued at $46,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in Kemper by 32.2% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 715 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in Kemper during the 3rd quarter valued at $82,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.23% of the company’s stock.

Kemper Stock Up 1.0 %

KMPR stock opened at $68.25 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 0.27 and a quick ratio of 0.27. Kemper Co. has a fifty-two week low of $54.11 and a fifty-two week high of $73.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.90 and a beta of 0.88. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $66.09 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $65.01.

Kemper (NYSE:KMPR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The insurance provider reported $1.78 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.38 by $0.40. Kemper had a return on equity of 14.11% and a net margin of 6.85%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Kemper Co. will post 6.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Kemper Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 4th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be given a $0.32 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.88%. This is a boost from Kemper’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. Kemper’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.07%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have issued reports on KMPR. Raymond James raised their price target on Kemper from $75.00 to $82.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 26th. TD Cowen raised their price target on Kemper from $72.00 to $84.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. StockNews.com upgraded Kemper from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their price objective on Kemper from $83.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $81.60.

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.