KMPR NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

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Kemper Corporation · Financial Services · Insurance - Property & Casualty

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Latest close 28.38 USD
-1.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -7.5% below the Trend Line and sits at 15.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.5%, after a -1.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is mixed with 34/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 48/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 1d.

Setup score 31 out of 100
Latest Close 28.38 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -1.5% latest completed week
4W Return -1.6% short-term follow-through
12W Return -5.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 0.0% 0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • Next-week expectancy is positive at 57.21% based on similar historical setup states.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through -1.5% Latest completed week; four-week move -1.6%. Indicator stack 0/77 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Recent Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Next-Week Expectancy Positive 57.21% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. Options pressure Mixed 34/100 conviction; expected move 17.8%. News sentiment 48/100 59 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 1d Next report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -7.5% below the Trend Line and sits at 15.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.5%, after a -1.6% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.7x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.1512-week average 0.08

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure11/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.15Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -1.6% over four weeks, -5.3% over 12 weeks, and -51.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-1.5%
4W-1.6%
12W-5.3%
26W-26.5%
52W-51.1%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year0
Trend breadth0.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.63Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change191.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-29.84Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change11.7%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 02 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 95%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength24/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 77; rank 1 is best.
Value67/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 34; rank 1 is best.
Quality16/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 85; rank 1 is best.
Momentum2/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 99; rank 1 is best.
Growth1/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 100; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
39.9x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.4x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
24.3x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
20.8%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
14.1%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
0.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
11.2%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
0.8%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
0.6%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-87.9%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-12.0%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
4.5%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
17.6%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
22.1%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
8.2x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningMixed

KMPR shows mixed options pressure with a 34/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 17.8%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction34/100
Expected move17.8%
Put/call volume
Pressure-12
Speculation0
Volatility90
Trend agreement76
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Insider activity13 / 2

13 acquisitions and 2 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment48/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 59 relevant articles.

11 positive · 32 neutral · 16 negative
Patient CapitalRecent

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings1dNext report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move17.8%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-52.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.5%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher14 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.5%Week of 3 Jul.
Worst week-17.0%Week of 29 May.
Latest week-1.5%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains10
Flat weeks1
Modest losses5
Sharp losses6
Recent vol6.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.4% / -5.7%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape29/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 29/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis30/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 11/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.15; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 57.21%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 57.21% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors26/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 3; Small Cap Core rank 16 Patient CapitalRecent

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks Options53/100

KMPR shows mixed options pressure with a 34/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 17.8%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Mixed · Options-market disagreement · Expected move 17.8% Sentiment48/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 59 relevant articles.

Is Kemper (KMPR) Undervalued Following Its Auto Leadership Change? Insiders13 / 2

13 acquisitions and 2 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings1d

Next report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202628.38 USD-1.5%30.70 USD49.29 USD0.63-29.843.9MOff
24 Jul 202628.81 USD2.8%31.04 USD49.41 USD0.66-29.414.3MOff
17 Jul 202628.02 USD-4.8%31.42 USD49.53 USD0.69-32.994.0MOff
10 Jul 202629.43 USD2.1%31.82 USD49.64 USD0.48-32.064.6MOff
3 Jul 202628.83 USD7.5%32.18 USD49.72 USD0.21-33.794.7MOff
26 Jun 202626.81 USD7.1%32.51 USD49.82 USD0.04-38.3312.4MOff
19 Jun 202625.03 USD0.0%32.95 USD49.94 USD-0.16-44.945.2MOff
12 Jun 202625.02 USD1.1%33.39 USD50.06 USD0.05-45.665.1MOff
5 Jun 202624.75 USD0.3%33.79 USD50.18 USD0.28-47.086.7MOff
29 May 202624.67 USD-17.0%34.17 USD50.29 USD0.43-49.655.4MOff
22 May 202629.71 USD1.1%34.80 USD50.39 USD0.68-39.794.6MOff
15 May 202629.38 USD-2.0%35.36 USD50.46 USD0.66-41.045.9MOff
8 May 202629.97 USD-11.3%35.97 USD50.54 USD0.57-40.846.1MOff
1 May 202633.79 USD4.1%36.53 USD50.61 USD0.32-33.043.2MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.