Kansas City Life Insurance Co. (OTCMKTS:KCLI) Short Interest Up 35.0% in December

Kansas City Life Insurance Co. (OTCMKTS:KCLI) saw a significant growth in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 166 shares, a growth of 35.0% from the November 30th total of 123 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 3,857 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days. Based on an average daily volume of 3,857 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Kansas City Life Insurance Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:KCLI traded down $1.70 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $32.00. 8,490 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,770. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $31.63 and its 200-day moving average price is $32.08. The firm has a market cap of $309.76 million, a PE ratio of -8.70 and a beta of 0.45. Kansas City Life Insurance has a 52 week low of $27.45 and a 52 week high of $36.67.

Kansas City Life Insurance (OTCMKTS:KCLI) last released its earnings results on Friday, October 31st. The financial services provider reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter. Kansas City Life Insurance had a negative net margin of 7.41% and a negative return on equity of 0.01%. The company had revenue of $123.78 million for 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.