In the past week, KEY stock has gone down by -0.32%, with a monthly decline of -10.91% and a quarterly plunge of -14.83%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.08%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.23% for Keycorp The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -5.14% for KEY’s stock, with a -5.58% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Keycorp (NYSE: KEY) Right Now?
Additionally, the 36-month beta value for KEY is 1.07. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 13 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for KEY is 1.10B and currently, short sellers hold a 2.28% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of KEY on March 17, 2025 was 12.67M shares.
KEY) stock’s latest price update
Keycorp (NYSE: KEY) has seen a rise in its stock price by 3.50 in relation to its previous close of 15.15. However, the company has experienced a -0.32% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-16 that Seven of the ten lowest-priced BBB “Safer” dividend stocks, including Altria, Verizon, and Conagra, meet the dogcatcher ideal of dividends from $1000 invested exceeding single share prices. Analysts project 15.22% to 43.43% net gains for top-ten BBB dividend dogs by March 2026, with U.S. Bancorp and KeyCorp leading. Five BBB stocks, such as KeyCorp and Truist, show negative free cash flow margins, making them unsafe buys despite high yields.
Analysts’ Opinion of KEY
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for KEY stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for KEY by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for KEY in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $20 based on the research report published on March 10, 2025 of the current year 2025.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see KEY reach a price target of $18.50. The rating they have provided for KEY stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on February 03rd, 2025.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Neutral” to KEY, setting the target price at $19 in the report published on November 07th of the previous year.
KEY Trading at -8.57% 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 -21.75% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.23%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.08%, as shares sank -10.30% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -8.36% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KEY fell by -0.32%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +8.29% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $16.53. In addition, Keycorp saw -8.52% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at KEY starting from Kidik Allyson M, who sale 1,016 shares at the price of $17.69 back on Feb 14 ’25. After this action, Kidik Allyson M now owns 19,549 shares of Keycorp, valued at $17,973 using the latest closing price.
Gorman Christopher M., the Chairman and CEO of Keycorp, sale 57,736 shares at $17.46 during a trade that took place back on Feb 13 ’25, which means that Gorman Christopher M. is holding 799,718 shares at $1,008,071 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for KEY
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.09 for the present operating margin
- 1.2 for the gross margin
The net margin for Keycorp stands at 0.01. The total capital return value is set at 0.0. Equity return is now at value -0.99, with -0.09 for asset returns.
Based on Keycorp (KEY), the company’s capital structure generated 0.93 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.05. The debt to equity ratio resting at 14.31. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.14.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.38. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.51for 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 0.66.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Keycorp (KEY) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
