Keycorp /New/ (KEY) Stock Forecast Oct. 16, 2026
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Keycorp /New/ (KEY) stock forecast summary
Our AI ranks Keycorp /New/ outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.
Keycorp /New/ is a large-cap company with a market capitalization of $21.33B. It ranks number 13 by market capitalization among the 60 National Commercial Banks issuers in our coverage with a current forecast.
For KEY, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 31.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-07-17 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 27.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-09-16. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4495 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-07-07 produced a positive net return in 82.5% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected absolute price move over the horizon, market included. This is the number a price target is built from. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +5.0%, buy ≥ +3.4%, sell < +1.8%, strong sell < +0.8% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-10-16 signals)
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How KEY ranks among 5172 stocks
90D Total forecasts of every company scored, cut into five relative ratings at the 15th, 35th, 65th and 85th percentiles (dashed lines).
Keycorp /New/ (KEY) fundamentals
Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the National Commercial Banks peers listed below that report each metric.
Valuation & Market
| Metric | KEY | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $21.33B | 13/60 |
| P/E Ratio | 12.42x | 24/58 |
| P/B Ratio | 1.17x | 39/59 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.89% | 2/51 |
| EPS | $1.61 | – |
| Book Value/Share | $17.03 | – |
| Revenue/Share | $7.33 | – |
| FCF/Share | $1.12 | – |
Profitability & Margins
| Metric | KEY | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| EBT Margin | 73.8% | 2/59 |
| Tax Rate | 20.6% | – |
Financial Health
| Metric | KEY | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| D/E Ratio | 9.30x | 15/60 |
Cash Flow
| Metric | KEY | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $1.31B | 12/60 |
| Free Cash Flow | $1.20B | 5/43 |
| Capital Spending | -$112M | 37/43 |
| OCF Growth YoY | -18.9% | 47/54 |
| FCF Growth YoY | -22.3% | 36/41 |
| FCF/Sales | 15.3% | 42/43 |
| CapEx/Sales | 1.4% | 32/43 |
Operational Efficiency
| Metric | KEY | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 12.6x | 7/52 |
Income Statement
| Metric | KEY | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $7.82B | 10/57 |
Dividend & Shareholder Information
| Metric | KEY | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dividends Per Share | $0.98 | – |
| Payout Ratio | 60.9% | 3/50 |
| Shares Outstanding | 1067M | – |
Balance Sheet Highlights (USD millions)
| Cash & Short-term Investments | $1.71B | 0.9% of assets |
| Total Liabilities | $168.99B | 90.3% of assets |
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Keycorp /New/ (KEY) industry peers
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Keycorp /New/ (National Commercial Banks): 60 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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Sign up free| Company | 90-Day AI Forecast (Total) | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|
| KEY Keycorp /New/ | ▲ | $21.33B |
| JPM Jpmorgan Chase & Co | ▶ | $903.04B |
| BAC Bank Of America Corp /De/ | ▲ | $358.24B |
| WFC Wells Fargo & Company/Mn | ▶ | $253.62B |
| C Citigroup Inc | ▲ | $222.33B |
| UBS Ubs Group Ag | ▶ | $159.33B |
| MFG Mizuho Financial Group Inc | ▶ | $126.76B |
| COF Capital One Financial Corp | ▶ | $123.76B |
| USB Us Bancorp \De\ | ▶ | $91.50B |
| PNC Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc. | ▶ | $86.73B |
| TFC Truist Financial Corp | ▼ | $57.50B |
| HBAN Huntington Bancshares Inc /Md/ | ▲ | $30.85B |
| RF Regions Financial Corp | ▶ | $23.39B |
| FHN First Horizon Corp | ▶ | $10.84B |
| UMBF Umb Financial Corp | ▼ | $9.96B |
| ONB Old National Bancorp /In/ | ▶ | $9.78B |
| CFR Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | ▼ | $9.64B |
| ZION Zions Bancorporation, National Association /Ut/ | ▶ | $9.25B |
| BOKF Bok Financial Corp | ▼ | $7.59B |
| VLY Valley National Bancorp | ▶ | $7.00B |
| FNB Fnb Corp/Pa/ | ▶ | $6.08B |
| FULT Fulton Financial Corp | ▼ | $4.28B |
| WSFS Wsfs Financial Corp | ▼ | $3.90B |
| BANF Bancfirst Corp /Ok/ | ▼ | $3.66B |
| WSBC Wesbanco Inc | ▶ | $3.57B |
| NIC Nicolet Bankshares Inc | ▼ | $3.43B |
| FFBC First Financial Bancorp /Oh/ | ▼ | $3.30B |
| PRK Park National Corp /Oh/ | ▶ | $3.23B |
| SFNC Simmons First National Corp | ▶ | $3.19B |
| BANC Banc Of California, Inc. | ▲ | $2.71B |
| NBTB Nbt Bancorp Inc | ▼ | $2.64B |
| TRMK Trustmark Corp | ▶ | $2.61B |
| FRME First Merchants Corp | ▼ | $2.29B |
| NWBI Northwest Bancshares, Inc. | ▼ | $2.19B |
| WAFD Wafd Inc | ▲ | $2.16B |
| FCF First Commonwealth Financial Corp /Pa/ | ▼ | $2.06B |
| TBBK Bancorp, Inc. | ▶ | $2.02B |
| CHCO City Holding Co | ▼ | $1.99B |
| FSUN Firstsun Capital Bancorp | ▶ | $1.77B |
| HOPE Hope Bancorp Inc | ▶ | $1.72B |
| DCOM Dime Commercial Bancshares, Inc. /Ny/ | ▶ | $1.71B |
| NBHC National Bank Holdings Corp | ▶ | $1.69B |
| BFC Bank First Corp | ▼ | $1.64B |
| OCFC Oceanfirst Financial Corp | ▶ | $1.53B |
| CASH Pathward Financial, Inc. | ▶ | $1.51B |
| WABC Westamerica Bancorporation | ▼ | $1.42B |
| BHRB Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. | ▼ | $1.41B |
| AMTB Amerant Bancorp Inc. | ▶ | $1.13B |
| FMCB Farmers & Merchants Bancorp | ▼ | $1.00B |
| CAC Camden National Corp | ▶ | $948M |
| HAFC Hanmi Financial Corp | ▶ | $923M |
| SMBK Smartfinancial Inc. | ▶ | $866M |
| ALRS Alerus Financial Corp | ▲ | $780M |
| FISI Financial Institutions Inc | ▶ | $775M |
| SHBI Shore Bancshares Inc | ▶ | $753M |
| BCAL California Bancorp \ Ca | ▶ | $700M |
| PFIS Peoples Financial Services Corp. | ▶ | $684M |
| CARE Carter Bankshares, Inc. | ▼ | $670M |
| CBNK Capital Bancorp Inc | ▶ | $645M |
| SFST Southern First Bancshares Inc | ▶ | $567M |
Where KEY sits on the market map
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Keycorp /New/ (KEY) stock forecast FAQ
What is the Keycorp /New/ (KEY) stock forecast?
Our AI ranks Keycorp /New/ outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.
How accurate are Keycorp /New/ stock predictions?
For KEY, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 31.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-07-17 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 27.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-09-16. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4495 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-07-07 produced a positive net return in 82.5% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
How often are Keycorp /New/ forecasts updated?
Keycorp /New/ forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Oct. 16, 2026.
Which companies are Keycorp /New/'s industry peers?
60 issuers in our coverage, KEY included, share the SEC industry code National Commercial Banks. The largest are: Jpmorgan Chase & Co (JPM), Bank Of America Corp /De/ (BAC), Wells Fargo & Company/Mn (WFC), Citigroup Inc (C), Ubs Group Ag (UBS), Mizuho Financial Group Inc (MFG).
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