News coverage about Kemper Corporation (NYSE:KMPR) has trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Kemper Corporation earned a news impact score of 0.18 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned media coverage about the insurance provider an impact score of 46.2630171750777 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company’s share price in the near term.
These are some of the news headlines that may have impacted Accern Sentiment’s rankings:
- Kemper Corp. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : KMPR-US : July 31, 2017 (finance.yahoo.com)
- Kemper Corporation (KMPR) Downgraded to Sell at BidaskClub (americanbankingnews.com)
- Kemper Corporation (KMPR) Shares Sold by KCG Holdings Inc (lazeresportes.com)
- Kemper Corporation (NYSE:KMPR) Experiences Lighter than Usual Trading Volume (highlightpress.com)
- Kemper Corporation (KMPR) and D/B/A Chubb Limited New (CB) Financial Survey (americanbankingnews.com)
Several research firms have issued reports on KMPR. BidaskClub raised Kemper Corporation from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 24th. Zacks Investment Research downgraded Kemper Corporation from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Friday, July 14th. Finally, TheStreet downgraded Kemper Corporation from a “b-” rating to a “c” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 4th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and three have issued a hold rating to the company. The stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $50.00.
Shares of Kemper Corporation (NYSE KMPR) opened at 39.25 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $38.80 and a 200-day moving average price of $40.38. The firm has a market cap of $2.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 109.03 and a beta of 1.11. Kemper Corporation has a 52-week low of $33.66 and a 52-week high of $45.95.
Kemper Corporation (NYSE:KMPR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 4th. The insurance provider reported ($0.08) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks’ consensus estimate of ($0.19) by $0.11. The company had revenue of $651.40 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $652.25 million. Kemper Corporation had a net margin of 0.73% and a return on equity of 0.44%. The business’s revenue was up 6.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.01) EPS. On average, analysts expect that Kemper Corporation will post $1.34 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
In other Kemper Corporation news, insider Mark A. Green purchased 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 9th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $37.72 per share, with a total value of $37,720.00. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.92% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
About Kemper Corporation
Kemper Corporation (Kemper) is a diversified insurance holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides automobile, homeowners, life, health and other insurance products to individuals and businesses. The Company operates through two segments: Property & Casualty Insurance, and Life & Health Insurance.
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