KeyCorp (KEY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

KeyCorp is a financial services company headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, and the parent company of KeyBank National Association. Through KeyBank, it provides retail and commercial banking services to individuals, businesses, institutional clients and government entities.

KeyBank’s offerings include checking and savings accounts, consumer lending, mortgages, home equity financing, credit cards, business loans, treasury management and payment services. The company also provides investment banking and capital markets services through KeyBanc Capital Markets, as well as wealth management, investment management and personal financial planning services.

KeyCorp traces its history to 1825, when the institution that became KeyBank was established in Albany, New York. Its banking operations serve customers through a branch and ATM network concentrated in numerous states across the Northeast, Midwest, Rocky Mountain and Pacific Northwest regions, while its commercial, investment banking and wealth management businesses serve clients more broadly. KeyCorp is led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Christopher M. Gorman.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $21.02 to $21.27
• 50-Day Range: $19.76 to $22.20
• 52-Week Range: $16.91 to $24.07
• Volume: 17.12 million shs
• Average Volume: 13.93 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $22.62 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.65
• Dividend Yield: 3.87%
• Price Target: $46.22
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

KeyCorp Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

KeyCorp scored higher than 100% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 6th out of 856 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

KeyCorp has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.70, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 12 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

KeyCorp has a consensus price target of $46.22, representing about 118.1% upside from its current price of $21.20.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

KeyCorp has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 16.13%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for KeyCorp are expected to grow by 16.13% in the coming year, from $1.86 to $2.16 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of KeyCorp is 11.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.10.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of KeyCorp is 11.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 21.21.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

KeyCorp has a PEG Ratio of 0.76. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

KeyCorp has a P/B Ratio of 1.30. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.77% of the float of KeyCorp has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

KeyCorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in KeyCorp has recently decreased by 7.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

KeyCorp is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.89%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

KeyCorp does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of KeyCorp is 45.05%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, KeyCorp will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.96% next year. This indicates that KeyCorp will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.63

News Sentiment

KeyCorp has a news sentiment score of 0.63. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for KeyCorp this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 12 people have searched for KEY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

15 people have added KeyCorp to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 114% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, KeyCorp insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.56% of the stock of KeyCorp is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

79.69% of the stock of KeyCorp is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/15 Dividend: 9/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 9/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/20/2026
• Today: 10/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KEY
• CIK: 91576
• Web: www.key.com
• Phone: (216) 689-3000
• Fax: 216-689-0519
• Employees: 17,883
• Year Founded: 1825

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for KeyCorp: $46.22
• High Price Target: $415.00
• Low Price Target: $22.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +118.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.70
• Research Coverage: 20 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.82
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.65
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.40
• P/E Growth: 0.76
• Net Income: $1.83 billion
• Net Margins: 18.56%
• Pretax Margin: 23.96%
• Return on Equity: 12.06%
• Return on Assets: 1.09%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.72
• Current Ratio: 0.84
• Quick Ratio: 0.83

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $11.23 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.01
• Cash Flow: $1.68 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.60
• Book Value: $16.36 per share
• Price / Book: 1.30

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,067,130,000
• Free Float: 1,061,153,000
• Market Cap: $22.62 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.08