Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for KEY in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
KeyCorp's shares have moved this week on a mix of company updates and analyst commentary. An investor presentation on 25 September outlined 1H26 results, including an 8% YoY revenue increase and a 10% YoY NII increase, alongside a plan to repurchase at least $1.3 billion in shares in 2026 under a Board authorization of up to $3.0 billion. Jefferies cut its price target on KEY to $22.00 on 24 September while maintaining a Hold rating, and the stock also moved after KeyCorp raised its prime lending rate to 7.00% from 6.75%, effective 17 September.
KEY closed at $20.40, down 1% on the day, with a 1-month return of -7.4% and a 3-month return of -11.9%, though the 6-month return stands at 4.9%. The close sits between the 50-day average of $22.05 and the 200-day average of $21.62, and below the 52-week high of $24.07. The GekkoIndex reads 67.8, placing KEY in the Accumulation zone, and the current price sits 13.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $23.60.
KeyCorp's next earnings date falls on 20 October, 21 days away and before the open, placing the report inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior quarter saw EPS of $0.44 against a $0.42 estimate with a -0.9% reaction. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the current windows. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 2.6% return over 5 years, rising in 3 of them. Consensus among 15 firms includes 9 Buy and 6 Hold ratings, with a consensus target of $25.82.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
KeyCorp scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive1 mixed1 headwind
Averages disagree
Close $20.40 sits between the 50-day ($22.05) and 200-day ($21.62) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart67.8, Accumulation
Reading 67.8 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex13.6% below
Price is 13.6% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
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No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart moneyReports in 21 days
Reports on Oct 20, 2026, 21 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings+2.6% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +2.6% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
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KeyCorp closed at $20.40 on Sep 28, 2026, +8.5% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $16.47 to $24.07.
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KeyCorp is the holding company standing behind KeyBank National Association, which handles banking needs for households and companies located throughout the United States. Consumers and small firms turn to it for checking and savings products, home loans, credit cards, and guidance on personal finances, and it has built a name around this broad, everyday banking relationship.
Internally, the business splits into a Consumer Bank and a Commercial Bank. The consumer side handles deposits, student loan refinancing, mortgages, wealth management, and trust work for individuals and smaller enterprises, while the commercial side supports mid-sized companies with syndicated loans, capital markets deals, equipment leasing, commercial real estate financing, currency and derivatives trading, and public finance work. Its lending to businesses reaches into energy, healthcare, industrial, real estate, technology, and public sector borrowers, and the company also takes part in underwriting, brokerage, community development lending, and investment banking. People bank with it in person, online, by phone, or through mobile apps.
KeyCorp traces its founding back to 1849 and runs its main offices out of Cleveland, Ohio, with stock trading on the NYSE under the ticker KEY.
KeyCorp’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 67.8, in the Accumulation zone, down 1.7 points over five sessions.
Down 1.7 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 36 | +1.2% | +4.5% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 185 | +0.6% | +3.7% | ||
| Neutral | 403 | +0.3% | +0.8% | ||
| Distribution | 47 | −0.3% | −1.7% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average KEY share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
KeyCorp trades 13.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $23.60, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what KeyCorp shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$23.60
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 26, 2026
13.6% Undervalued
No open-market insider purchases were filed for KeyCorp, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for KEY in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in KEY were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
KeyCorp has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
0of the funds Gekko tracks hold KEY.
KeyCorp reports on Oct 20, 2026, before the open (21 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports.
Oct 20, 2026
Expected before the open, 21 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2026 | $0.44 est $0.42 | $1.96B est $1.97B | −0.9% |
| Apr 16, 2026 | $0.44 est $0.41 | $1.95B est $1.94B | +1.1% |
| Jan 20, 2026 | $0.41 est $0.39 | $2.01B est $1.96B | +2.5% |
| Oct 16, 2025 | $0.41 est $0.38 | $2.13B est $1.94B | −4.3% |
| Jul 22, 2025 | $0.35 est $0.35 | $1.83B est $1.80B | +2.8% |
| Apr 17, 2025 | $0.33 est $0.32 | $1.72B est $1.75B | −2.0% |
| Jan 21, 2025 | $0.38 est $0.32 | $1.87B est $1.74B | −5.5% |
| Oct 17, 2024 | $0.30 est $0.28 | $1.87B est $1.61B | −2.0% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for KeyCorp is $25.82, +26.6% from the last close, from 15 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 15 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | Truist Financial | $23 | +12.7% |
| Sep 22 | Citi | $22 | +7.8% |
| Sep 15 | Barclays | $24 | +17.6% |
| Sep 14 | Goldman Sachs | $27 | +32.4% |
| Sep 8 | Morgan Stanley | $25 | +22.5% |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 26, KeyCorp averaged +2.6% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −0.2% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −0.4% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +2.9% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +2.6% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +9.7% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, KEY’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 6.2%.
KeyCorp’s market cap is $22.02B, with a P/E ratio of 11.8 and revenue of $7.37B over the last twelve months.
Coverage of KeyCorp this week reads positive: 8 positive, 7 neutral and 3 negative headlines.
KeyCorp’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| JPMJP Morgan Chase | Accumulation | 6.9% below |
| BACBank of America | Buying | 13.8% below |
| RYRoyal Bank Of Canada | Accumulation | 3.6% below |
| WFCWells Fargo | Accumulation | 12.4% below |
| CCitigroup | Neutral | 7.8% below |
| TDToronto Dominion Bank | Accumulation | 0.8% above |
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KeyCorp’s market cap is $22.02B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $20.40, with 1.07B shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 11.8.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for KeyCorp is $25.82, +26.6% from the last close. Of the 15 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 9 rate it a buy, 6 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate KeyCorp is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $20.40 is 13.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $23.60. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
KeyCorp is expected to report on Oct 20, 2026, before the market opens (21 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.46 per share on revenue of $2.04B. KeyCorp beat the earnings estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports, moving 2.6% on average across the report.
KeyCorp’s 52-week high is $24.07 and its 52-week low is $16.47; it closed at $20.40 on Sep 28, 2026, +8.5% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $27.17 on Jan 18, 2022.
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