KMPR - Kemper Corporation
Price:
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CONSENSUS:
Buy
DETAILS
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PRICE TARGET:
$35.50
DETAILS
HIGH:
$43.00
LOW:
$28.00
MEDIAN:
$35.50
CONSENSUS:
$35.50
UPSIDE:
27.10%
AlphaVal
Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value
Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers
85% confidence
Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality
Adjust Assumptions
18.5%
10.0%
Key Value Driver
ROTCE (18.5%) vs. cost of equity (10.0%)
Implied Market Multiple
2.12x
Plain-Language Summary
With ROTCE of 18.5% vs. 10.0% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 2.43x on $13.15 tangible book, implying $31.93 per share. DDM cross-check: $13.79.
Analyst Consensus (External Reference)
Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.
Average Target (12 analysts)
$35.50
Analyst Range
$28.00 – $43.00
Divergence from AlphaVal
10%
Warnings
Traditional cash flow models don't work well for banks — lending activity distorts how much cash the business actually generates.
Common valuation shortcuts don't apply here — for banks, interest payments are a core business cost, not overhead.
Dividend-based valuation: $13.79 (57% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
Key Risks
- Book value quality matters as much as level — check loan loss reserves
- Interest rate sensitivity creates non-linear earnings surprises
- Insurance reserving is actuarial, not financial — errors emerge slowly