The stock price of Kemper Corporation (NYSE: KMPR) has jumped by 4.84 compared to previous close of 58.46. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 8.63% in its stock price over the last five trading days. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-04-22 that AON’s first-quarter results are likely to showcase a significant increase in Health Solutions revenues.
Is It Worth Investing in Kemper Corporation (NYSE: KMPR) Right Now?
Moreover, the 36-month beta value for KMPR is 0.89. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for KMPR is 61.35M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.26% of that float. On April 24, 2024, KMPR’s average trading volume was 440.76K shares.
KMPR’s Market Performance
The stock of Kemper Corporation (KMPR) has seen a 8.63% increase in the past week, with a 1.69% rise in the past month, and a 6.02% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.00%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.90% for KMPR. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 5.12% for KMPR’s stock, with a 22.20% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of KMPR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for KMPR stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for KMPR by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for KMPR in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $70 based on the research report published on January 10, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Piper Sandler, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see KMPR reach a price target of $47, previously predicting the price at $55. The rating they have provided for KMPR stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on October 06th, 2023.
Credit Suisse gave a rating of “Outperform” to KMPR, setting the target price at $78 in the report published on April 10th of the previous year.
KMPR Trading at 5.07% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought KMPR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -5.26% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.90%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.00%, as shares sank -1.76% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +5.60% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KMPR rose by +8.39%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +27.22% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $58.25. In addition, Kemper Corporation saw 25.93% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at KMPR starting from Paracchini Alberto J, who purchase 400 shares at the price of $47.52 back on Dec 11 ’23. After this action, Paracchini Alberto J now owns 4,398 shares of Kemper Corporation, valued at $19,008 using the latest closing price.
LACHER JOSEPH P JR, the President and CEO of Kemper Corporation, purchase 5,000 shares at $43.20 during a trade that took place back on Nov 28 ’23, which means that LACHER JOSEPH P JR is holding 5,000 shares at $216,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for KMPR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.05 for the present operating margin
- 1.0 for the gross margin
The net margin for Kemper Corporation stands at -0.06. The total capital return value is set at -0.05. Equity return is now at value -11.00, with -2.07 for asset returns.
Based on Kemper Corporation (KMPR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.43 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.07. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.74. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -1.32.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -347.1 million with net debt to EBITDA at -6.07. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.07. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.03for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.39. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.27.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Kemper Corporation (KMPR) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
