Zacks Research Forecasts KeyCorp’s Q4 Earnings (NYSE:KEY)

KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research decreased their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of KeyCorp in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.40 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.44. The consensus estimate for KeyCorp’s current full-year earnings is $1.51 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for KeyCorp’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.71 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.94 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also issued reports on KEY. Truist Financial assumed coverage on shares of KeyCorp in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $19.00 price target for the company. Piper Sandler upped their price target on KeyCorp from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $18.50 price objective on shares of KeyCorp in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on KeyCorp from $20.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on KeyCorp from $20.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $19.69.

KeyCorp Price Performance

Shares of KEY stock opened at $17.61 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $17.63 and its 200 day moving average is $17.30. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77. The stock has a market cap of $17.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -58.70, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.26. KeyCorp has a twelve month low of $13.10 and a twelve month high of $20.04.

KeyCorp Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 4th will be given a $0.205 dividend. This represents a $0.82 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 4th. KeyCorp’s payout ratio is -273.32%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Of Nova Scotia Bank bought 50,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were bought at an average price of $17.85 per share, for a total transaction of $892,500.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 162,983,726 shares in the company, valued at $2,909,259,509.10. This represents a 0.03 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of KeyCorp

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Brookstone Capital Management grew its holdings in KeyCorp by 14.7% during the 3rd quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 11,681 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $196,000 after buying an additional 1,501 shares in the last quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt boosted its position in shares of KeyCorp by 628.9% during the third quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt now owns 8,113 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $136,000 after acquiring an additional 7,000 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning increased its holdings in KeyCorp by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 142,257 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,383,000 after acquiring an additional 3,964 shares during the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. lifted its stake in KeyCorp by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 33,728 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $565,000 after purchasing an additional 679 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wolff Wiese Magana LLC boosted its holdings in shares of KeyCorp by 285.5% during the 3rd quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC now owns 1,542 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 1,142 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.69% of the company’s stock.

About KeyCorp

KeyCorp operates as the holding company for KeyBank National Association that provides various retail and commercial banking products and services in the United States. It operates in two segments, Consumer Bank and Commercial Bank. The company offers various deposits, investment products and services; commercial leasing, investment management, consumer finance; and personal finance and financial wellness, student loan refinancing, mortgage and home equity, lending, credit card, treasury, business advisory, wealth management, asset management, cash management, portfolio management, and trust and related services to individuals and small and medium-sized businesses.