KeyCorp (KEY) Competitors $17.58 +0.38 (+2.19%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.50 -0.08 (-0.43%) As of 07:54 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock KEY vs. EWBC, FITB, HBAN, ZION, BKU, CFG, CMA, TFC, PNC, and MTBShould you be buying KeyCorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of KeyCorp include East West Bancorp (EWBC), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Zions Bancorporation, N.A. (ZION), BankUnited (BKU), Citizens Financial Group (CFG), Comerica (CMA), Truist Financial (TFC), The PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), and M&T Bank (MTB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. KeyCorp vs. Its Competitors East West Bancorp Fifth Third Bancorp Huntington Bancshares Zions Bancorporation, N.A. BankUnited Citizens Financial Group Comerica Truist Financial The PNC Financial Services Group M&T Bank KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY) and East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations. Which has more volatility and risk, KEY or EWBC? KeyCorp has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, East West Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to KEY or EWBC? In the previous week, KeyCorp had 17 more articles in the media than East West Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for KeyCorp and 10 mentions for East West Bancorp. East West Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat KeyCorp's score of 0.72 indicating that East West Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment KeyCorp 9 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive East West Bancorp 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate KEY or EWBC? KeyCorp presently has a consensus price target of $20.86, suggesting a potential upside of 18.69%. East West Bancorp has a consensus price target of $121.33, suggesting a potential upside of 19.92%. Given East West Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe East West Bancorp is more favorable than KeyCorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score KeyCorp 1 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43East West Bancorp 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.65 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in KEY or EWBC? 79.7% of KeyCorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.5% of East West Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of KeyCorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of East West Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is KEY or EWBC a better dividend stock? KeyCorp pays an annual dividend of $0.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. East West Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. KeyCorp pays out -1,171.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. East West Bancorp pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. East West Bancorp has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. KeyCorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is KEY or EWBC more profitable? East West Bancorp has a net margin of 26.06% compared to KeyCorp's net margin of 1.49%. East West Bancorp's return on equity of 15.09% beat KeyCorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets KeyCorp1.49% 9.65% 0.82% East West Bancorp 26.06%15.09%1.56% Which has higher earnings and valuation, KEY or EWBC? East West Bancorp has lower revenue, but higher earnings than KeyCorp. KeyCorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than East West Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKeyCorp$9.24B2.09-$161M-$0.07-251.09East West Bancorp$4.53B3.08$1.17B$8.5611.82 SummaryEast West Bancorp beats KeyCorp on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get KeyCorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KEY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KEY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKeyCorpBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$18.86B$34.12B$12.42B$21.48BDividend Yield4.77%3.61%5.63%3.67%P/E Ratio-251.0913.0829.9529.66Price / Sales2.091.8630.1086.18Price / Cash12.8710.4019.3417.79Price / Book1.111.462.274.63Net Income-$161M$2.60B$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance-5.15%-3.21%-1.20%-1.84%1 Month Performance-7.87%-2.70%-1.32%0.55%1 Year Performance2.07%13.60%541.23%13.45% KeyCorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KEYKeyCorp4.8938 of 5 stars$17.58+2.2%$20.86+18.7%-0.2%$18.86B$9.24B-251.0916,753Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionEWBCEast West Bancorp4.1325 of 5 stars$107.45+0.9%$120.53+12.2%+12.4%$14.81B$4.53B12.553,100Analyst ForecastFITBFifth Third Bancorp4.9193 of 5 stars$43.79-1.4%$49.47+13.0%-5.4%$28.98B$13.28B13.6018,616Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeHBANHuntington Bancshares4.9942 of 5 stars$16.71-2.9%$19.24+15.1%+1.4%$24.38B$11.96B12.3819,932Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastZIONZions Bancorporation, N.A.4.4822 of 5 stars$56.87-0.1%$61.45+8.1%+4.8%$8.40B$4.99B10.409,406Upcoming EarningsGap UpBKUBankUnited3.8422 of 5 stars$38.88+1.4%$41.91+7.8%+3.0%$2.92B$1.05B11.401,680Ex-DividendGap UpHigh Trading VolumeCFGCitizens Financial Group4.7277 of 5 stars$54.02+0.4%$54.70+1.3%+15.6%$23.30B$12.36B16.4217,287Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionCMAComerica4.3791 of 5 stars$80.19+13.7%$67.05-16.4%+23.8%$10.31B$3.31B15.367,928Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeTFCTruist Financial4.8124 of 5 stars$45.39-0.3%$48.89+7.7%-2.2%$58.53B$24.25B12.3738,335Upcoming EarningsPNCThe PNC Financial Services Group4.9607 of 5 stars$195.81-1.3%$217.11+10.9%-2.2%$77.11B$34.44B13.3955,184Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionMTBM&T Bank4.9302 of 5 stars$190.00-2.3%$216.61+14.0%-2.4%$29.69B$13.45B12.3122,354Upcoming EarningsAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies East West Bancorp Alternatives Fifth Third Bancorp Alternatives Huntington Bancshares Alternatives Zions Bancorporation, N.A. 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