Short interest on KEY sees a significant increase on 2025-07-15

The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Keycorp shares valued at $317,390 were sold by Evans Trina M on Jul 24 ’25. At $18.67 per share, Evans Trina M sold 17,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 82,719 shares worth approximately $1.44 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Gorman Christopher M. sold 112,149 shares, netting a total of over 2,115,130 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $18.86 each, the insider now holds 619,895 shares.

Before that, Evans Trina M had added 17,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $317,475, the Officer bought Keycorp shares for $18.68 each.

As published in a research note from Citigroup on July 24, 2025, Keycorp [KEY] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $20. Analysts at UBS upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early July. As of July 02, 2025, Robert W. Baird has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” for KEY. Earlier on May 21, 2025, Jefferies initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Hold” for KEY stock.

Analyzing KEY Stock Performance

On last trading session, Keycorp [NYSE: KEY] plunged -0.46% to $17.41. The stock’s lowest price that day was $17.3304, but it reached a high of $17.71 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.85%. Over the course of the year, Keycorp shares have jumped approximately 23.30%.

Is Keycorp subject to short interest?

Stocks of Keycorp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 7.52 million shares to 32.11 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 24.59 million shares. A jump of 23.41% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.91 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.91.

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In terms of Keycorp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 17.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 0.06% from the previous closing price of $17.49. Analysts anticipate Keycorp stock to reach 18 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 17. In spite of this, 15 analysts ranked Keycorp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On May 15, 2025, TD Cowen assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $18.

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