Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Keycorp shares valued at $867,143 were sold by Paine Andrew J III on Sep 09 ’25. At $19.29 per share, Paine Andrew J III sold 44,953 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 245,044 shares worth approximately $5.32 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Paine Andrew J III purchased 44,955 shares, netting a total of over 867,143 in proceeds.
Before that, Brady Amy G. had sold 50,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $880,500, the Chief Information Officer traded Keycorp shares for $17.61 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 50,000 shares, worth approximately $0.71 million.
As published in a research note from Robert W. Baird on January 06, 2026, Keycorp [KEY] has been rated down from a Neutral to an Underperform and the price target has been revised to $18. Analysts at TD Cowen upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early December. As of July 24, 2025, Citigroup has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for KEY. Earlier on July 08, 2025, UBS upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for KEY stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing KEY Stock Performance
On last trading session, Keycorp [NYSE: KEY] rose 2.84% to $21.69. The stock’s lowest price that day was $21.15, but it reached a high of $21.86 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.03%. Over the course of the year, Keycorp shares have jumped approximately 18.52%.
Is Keycorp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Keycorp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -7.98 million shares to 20.88 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 28.85 million shares. A decline of -38.2% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.35 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.35.
Which companies own the most shares of Keycorp (KEY)?
In terms of Keycorp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 24 in the next 12 months, up nearly 13.8% from the previous closing price of $21.09. Analysts anticipate Keycorp stock to reach 25 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 18. In spite of this, 15 analysts ranked Keycorp stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On July 02, 2025, Robert W. Baird assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $18.
