Keycorp (NYSE: KEY)’s stock price has increased by 1.74 compared to its previous closing price of 14.38. However, the company has seen a 0.14% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. PYMNTS reported 2024-04-18 that Liquidity continues to dominate Q1 earnings season for banking. Saying his company can finally “play offense,” Cleveland-based KeyBank CEO Chris Gorman presented a solid balance sheet and a cautious take on the economic tailwinds for the balance of 2024.
Is It Worth Investing in Keycorp (NYSE: KEY) Right Now?
Keycorp (NYSE: KEY) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 18.67x compared to its average ratio. KEY has 36-month beta value of 1.28. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 12 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for KEY is 929.84M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.01% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of KEY on April 22, 2024 was 15.69M shares.
KEY’s Market Performance
KEY’s stock has seen a 0.14% increase for the week, with a -2.73% drop in the past month and a 4.95% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.61%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.77% for Keycorp The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.74% for KEY’s stock, with a 15.84% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of KEY
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for KEY stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for KEY by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for KEY in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $17 based on the research report published on January 09, 2024 of the current year 2024.
KEY Trading at -0.01% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought KEY to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -7.76% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.77%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.61%, as shares sank -4.75% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +5.25% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KEY rose by +0.14%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +53.68% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $15.01. In addition, Keycorp saw 1.60% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at KEY starting from Highsmith Carlton L, who sale 7,500 shares at the price of $15.10 back on Mar 08 ’24. After this action, Highsmith Carlton L now owns 53,577 shares of Keycorp, valued at $113,250 using the latest closing price.
Gavrity Kenneth C, the Head of Commercial Bank of Keycorp, sale 2,376 shares at $14.03 during a trade that took place back on Feb 16 ’24, which means that Gavrity Kenneth C is holding 98,120 shares at $33,335 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for KEY
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.66 for the present operating margin
- 1.0 for the gross margin
The net margin for Keycorp stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 6.04, with 0.45 for asset returns.
Based on Keycorp (KEY), the company’s capital structure generated 0.61 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.13. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.55. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.5.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 7.42. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.79. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.12for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.04. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.50.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Keycorp (KEY) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
