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UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC Has $10.02 Million Stock Holdings in Kemper Co. (NYSE:KMPR)

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UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC trimmed its stake in shares of Kemper Co. (NYSE:KMPR - Free Report) by 7.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 163,526 shares of the insurance provider's stock after selling 13,794 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC owned about 0.26% of Kemper worth $10,016,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank grew its position in Kemper by 11.2% in the third quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 14,613 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $895,000 after purchasing an additional 1,472 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its position in Kemper by 158.0% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 12,097 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $741,000 after purchasing an additional 7,409 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC grew its position in shares of Kemper by 294.9% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 9,718 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $595,000 after acquiring an additional 7,257 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP grew its position in shares of Kemper by 805,300.0% in the 3rd quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 16,108 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $987,000 after acquiring an additional 16,106 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can grew its position in shares of Kemper by 1,070.6% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 140,189 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $8,526,000 after acquiring an additional 128,213 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 86.23% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently commented on KMPR shares. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on shares of Kemper from $72.00 to $84.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Kemper from $67.00 to $71.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 13th. JMP Securities reissued a "market outperform" rating and issued a $85.00 price objective on shares of Kemper in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Kemper from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $79.00.

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Kemper Stock Performance

Shares of KMPR stock traded down $2.17 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $68.47. 294,507 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 373,695. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.82 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 0.22 and a current ratio of 0.22. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $65.88 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $62.47. Kemper Co. has a 52 week low of $47.12 and a 52 week high of $73.01.

Kemper (NYSE:KMPR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 30th. The insurance provider reported $1.62 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.34 by $0.28. The business had revenue of $1.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.07 billion. Kemper had a net margin of 5.86% and a return on equity of 12.03%. The business's revenue was down 1.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned ($0.44) EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Kemper Co. will post 5.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Kemper Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 18th were given a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.81%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 18th. Kemper's payout ratio is presently 29.52%.

Kemper Company Profile

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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.

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