Short Interest in Kansas City Life Insurance Co. (OTCMKTS:KCLI) Expands By 115.1%

Kansas City Life Insurance Co. (OTCMKTS:KCLI) saw a significant growth in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 114 shares, a growth of 115.1% from the April 30th total of 53 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 7,323 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days.

Kansas City Life Insurance Price Performance

Kansas City Life Insurance stock traded up $0.58 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $32.58. 1,723 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,311. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $31.72 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $32.16. The company has a market capitalization of $315.47 million, a P/E ratio of -22.01 and a beta of 0.37. Kansas City Life Insurance has a 12-month low of $27.75 and a 12-month high of $36.49.

Kansas City Life Insurance (OTCMKTS:KCLI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The financial services provider reported $0.99 earnings per share for the quarter. Kansas City Life Insurance had a positive return on equity of 3.36% and a negative net margin of 2.96%.The company had revenue of $117.81 million during the quarter.

About Kansas City Life Insurance

Kansas City Life Insurance Company, trading under the symbol KCLI, is a publicly held life insurer founded in 1895 and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. With more than a century of operations, the company has established itself as a provider of life insurance and retirement products across the United States.

The company’s core offerings include individual life insurance policies—term life, universal life and whole life—as well as fixed annuities designed to help clients build and preserve wealth.