Consilium Wealth Advisory LLC Acquires New Stake in KeyCorp $KEY

Consilium Wealth Advisory LLC bought a new stake in KeyCorp (NYSE:KEYFree Report) during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 25,327 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $508,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Maseco LLP purchased a new stake in shares of KeyCorp during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. DV Equities LLC bought a new position in shares of KeyCorp in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. GoalVest Advisory LLC purchased a new position in shares of KeyCorp in the fourth quarter worth approximately $30,000. Smithfield Trust Co purchased a new position in shares of KeyCorp in the fourth quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, Kelleher Financial Advisors bought a new stake in KeyCorp during the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. 79.69% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at KeyCorp

In related news, insider Angela G. Mago sold 22,826 shares of KeyCorp stock in a transaction on Friday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $21.66, for a total transaction of $494,411.16. Following the transaction, the insider owned 281,564 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,098,676.24. The trade was a 7.50% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have commented on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on shares of KeyCorp from $25.00 to $26.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, April 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of KeyCorp from $24.50 to $22.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating and set a $68.00 price objective on shares of KeyCorp in a research report on Tuesday. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on KeyCorp from $23.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on KeyCorp from $21.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, April 17th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $46.39.

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KeyCorp Trading Up 1.0%

KeyCorp stock opened at $23.06 on Wednesday. KeyCorp has a 12-month low of $16.47 and a 12-month high of $23.34. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.15, a P/E/G ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.03. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $21.78 and a 200 day moving average of $21.19. The company has a current ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62.

KeyCorp (NYSE:KEYGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 16th. The financial services provider reported $0.44 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $1.95 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.93 billion. KeyCorp had a net margin of 17.03% and a return on equity of 10.80%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.38 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts predict that KeyCorp will post 1.82 earnings per share for the current year.

KeyCorp announced that its board has approved a share buyback plan on Wednesday, May 13th that allows the company to buyback $3.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the financial services provider to purchase up to 13% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

KeyCorp Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 2nd were given a dividend of $0.205 per share. This represents a $0.82 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 2nd. KeyCorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 50.31%.

KeyCorp Company Profile

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KeyCorp is a bank holding company headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, that operates through its primary banking subsidiary, KeyBank. It provides a broad range of banking and financial services to individual consumers, small businesses, middle-market companies and large corporations. KeyBank’s offerings span traditional deposit and lending products as well as more specialized financial solutions designed for commercial and institutional clients.

The company’s product and service mix includes retail banking products such as checking and savings accounts, consumer and residential mortgage lending, and auto financing.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY)

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