KeyCorp - KEY Stock Forecast, Price & News

16 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for KeyCorp in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 8 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" KEY shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in KEY, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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16 brokers have issued twelve-month price objectives for KeyCorp's stock. Their KEY share price forecasts range from $16.50 to $34.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $23.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 43.5% from the stock's current price.
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KeyCorp's stock was trading at $23.13 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, KEY stock has decreased by 30.7% and is now trading at $16.03.
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KeyCorp saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 16,610,000 shares, an increase of 11.1% from the August 15th total of 14,950,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 9,570,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.7 days. Currently, 1.8% of the company's stock are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 20th 2022.
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KeyCorp will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, October 20th at 8:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY) announced its earnings results on Thursday, July, 21st. The financial services provider reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.02. The financial services provider earned $1.79 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.76 billion. KeyCorp had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.01% and a net margin of 28.53%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.72 earnings per share.
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KeyCorp announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 30th will be given a dividend of $0.195 per share on Thursday, September 15th. This represents a $0.78 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.87%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 29th.
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KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY) pays an annual dividend of $0.78 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.82%. KEY has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 10 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 34.21%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, KEY will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.50% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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KeyCorp announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase program on Thursday, January 21st 2021, which allows the company to buyback $900,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase up to 5.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

70 employees have rated KeyCorp Chief Executive Officer Chris Gorman on Glassdoor.com. Chris Gorman has an approval rating of 85% among the company's employees.

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KeyCorp trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "KEY."

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One share of KEY stock can currently be purchased for approximately $16.03.

KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY) has a market capitalization of $14.95 billion and generates $7.56 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $2.63 billion in net income (profit) each year or $2.28 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 17,654 workers across the globe.

KeyCorp's mailing address is 127 PUBLIC SQ, CLEVELAND OH, 44114. The official website for the company is www.key.com. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at (216) 689-3000, via email at investor_relations@keybank.com, or via fax at 216-689-0519.