Metric Deep Dive: Understanding Keycorp (KEY) Through its Ratios

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After finishing at $13.95 in the prior trading day, Keycorp (NYSE: KEY) closed at $14.03, up 0.57%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.57 from its previous closing price. On the day, 12.05 million shares were traded. KEY stock price reached its highest trading level at $14.13 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $13.82.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of KEY by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.63 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.43.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, UBS on Jul-09-24, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $15 from $16 previously.

On January 09, 2024, Jefferies Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold and also upped its target price recommendation from $10 to $17.

Insider Transactions:

The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 08 ’24 when Highsmith Carlton L sold 7,500 shares for $15.10 per share. The transaction valued at 113,250 led to the insider holds 53,577 shares of the business.

Gavrity Kenneth C sold 2,376 shares of KEY for $33,335 on Feb 16 ’24. The Head of Commercial Bank now owns 98,120 shares after completing the transaction at $14.03 per share. On Feb 15 ’24, another insider, Schosser Douglas M, who serves as the Chief Accounting Officer of the company, sold 3,326 shares for $14.00 each. As a result, the insider received 46,564 and left with 19,795 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, KEY now has a Market Capitalization of 13228325888 and an Enterprise Value of 38208331776. As of this moment, Keycorp’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.90, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.64. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.98. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.25 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.10. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.648.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for KEY is 1.25, which has changed by 0.4143145 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.2553556 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KEY has reached a high of $15.86, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.33%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.07%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 12.95M shares per day over the past 3-months and 13195300 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 942.86M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 938.80M. Insiders hold about 0.43% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.24% stake in the company. Shares short for KEY as of 1718323200 were 36433556 with a Short Ratio of 2.81, compared to 1715731200 on 24539081. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 36433556 and a Short% of Float of 4.97.

Dividends & Splits

In the trailing 12 months, KEY’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.82, compared to 0.82 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.058781363The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.92. The current Payout Ratio is 92.82% for KEY, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-05-24 with an ex-dividend date of 1716854400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1998-03-09 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.

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