The stock price of Keycorp (NYSE: KEY) has dropped by -0.07 compared to previous close of 13.74. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 1.93% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-04-13 that Nine out of ten “Safest” BBB dividend dogs are ready to buy, with annual dividends from $1K invested exceeding single share prices. Analysts expect 32.86% to 53.48% net gains from top-ten BBB dogs by April 2026, with an average net gain of 43.38%. Best Buy, LyondellBasell, and Pfizer are among the top projected profit-generating trades based on dividends and target price estimates.
Is It Worth Investing in Keycorp (NYSE: KEY) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for KEY is also noteworthy at 1.10. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 11 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for KEY is 1.09B, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.13% of that float. The average trading volume of KEY on April 14, 2025 was 15.44M shares.
KEY’s Market Performance
The stock of Keycorp (KEY) has seen a 1.93% increase in the past week, with a -9.37% drop in the past month, and a -17.88% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 9.32%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.79% for KEY.. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -10.15% for KEY’s stock, with a -18.06% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of KEY
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for KEY stocks, with Robert W. Baird repeating the rating for KEY by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for KEY in the upcoming period, according to Robert W. Baird is $18 based on the research report published on April 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see KEY reach a price target of $20. The rating they have provided for KEY stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on March 10th, 2025.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Neutral” to KEY, setting the target price at $18.50 in the report published on February 03rd of the current year.
KEY Trading at -15.60% 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 -31.49% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.79%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 9.32%, as shares sank -12.44% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -23.85% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KEY rose by +1.93%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +0.59% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $15.28. In addition, Keycorp saw -19.89% 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
- 1.0 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 4.05. 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 summary, Keycorp (KEY) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others 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.
