Robert W. Baird downgrades Keycorp (KEY) stock to an Underperform

Daniel Torres

Keycorp’s filing revealed that its Head of Institutional Bank Paine Andrew J III unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.87 million on Sep 09 ’25. In the deal valued at $19.29 per share,44,953 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Paine Andrew J III now holds 245,044 shares worth roughly $5.11 million.

Then, Paine Andrew J III bought 44,955 shares, generating $867,143 in total proceeds.

Before that, Brady Amy G. sold 50,000 shares. Keycorp shares valued at $880,500 were divested by the Chief Information Officer at a price of $17.61 per share. As a result of the transaction, Brady Amy G. now holds 32,523 shares, worth roughly $0.68 million.

Robert W. Baird downgraded its Keycorp [KEY] rating to an Underperform from a a Neutral in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including TD Cowen’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early December from “a Hold” to “a Buy”. Citigroup also remained covering KEY and has decreased its forecast on July 24, 2025 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “Buy” rating. UBS revised its rating on July 08, 2025. It rated KEY as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Neutral”.

Price Performance Review of KEY

On Tuesday, Keycorp [NYSE:KEY] saw its stock fall -1.04% to $20.85. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -3.34%. Keycorp shares have risen nearly 24.70% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 1.02% over the past one year.

How much short interest is there in Keycorp?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Keycorp stocks on 2025-12-31, dropping by -7.98 million shares to a total of 20.88 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-11-28 was 28.85 million shares. There was a decline of -38.2%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.

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