What is William Blair’s Forecast for Kemper Q1 Earnings?

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

Kemper (NYSE:KMPR) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The insurance provider reported $1.78 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.38 by $0.40. Kemper had a net margin of 5.86% and a return on equity of 12.03%.

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

Kemper Stock Up 1.3 %

NYSE:KMPR opened at $69.44 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.53 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a quick ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 0.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. Kemper has a twelve month low of $54.11 and a twelve month high of $73.01. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $66.59 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $64.46.

Kemper Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be given a dividend of $0.32 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.84%. This is an increase from Kemper’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. Kemper’s dividend payout ratio is currently 29.52%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP raised its stake in Kemper by 81.1% in the third quarter. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP now owns 838,085 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $51,333,000 after purchasing an additional 375,324 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Kemper during the 4th quarter valued at $23,325,000. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its holdings in shares of Kemper by 1,070.6% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 140,189 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $8,526,000 after acquiring an additional 128,213 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Kemper by 102.9% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 201,756 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $12,358,000 after acquiring an additional 102,339 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Two Sigma Advisers LP increased its stake in Kemper by 60.2% in the third quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 236,400 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $14,480,000 after acquiring an additional 88,800 shares during the last quarter. 86.23% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.