NEW YORK (TheStreet) --KeyCorp , a bank-based financial services company, is scheduled to report its fourth quarter 2014 earnings results before the market open tomorrow morning. Analysts are expecting no change in the company's year-over-year results when compared with Keycorp's 2013 fourth quarter earnings results. For the most recent quarter KeyCorp is expected to post earnings of 26 cents per share on revenue of $1.04 billion, exactly what the company reported for the same period last year. Exclusive Report: Jim Cramer's Best Stocks for 2015 STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more. Shares of Keycorp are up by 0.82% to $12.36 in early afternoon trading on Wednesday. Separately, TheStreet Ratings team rates KEYCORP as a Buy with a ratings score of B. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation: "We rate KEYCORP (KEY) a BUY. This is driven by a number of strengths, which we believe should have a greater impact than any weaknesses, and should give investors a better performance opportunity than most stocks we cover. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its good cash flow from operations, expanding profit margins, attractive valuation levels and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income." Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows: Net operating cash flow has significantly increased by 172.97% to $202.00 million when compared to the same quarter last year. In addition, KEYCORP has also vastly surpassed the industry average cash flow growth rate of -80.11%. The gross profit margin for KEYCORP is currently very high, coming in at 91.95%. It has increased from the same quarter the previous year. Regardless of the strong results of the gross profit margin, the net profit margin of 17.61% trails the industry average. KEYCORP's earnings per share declined by 8.0% in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. This company has reported somewhat volatile earnings recently. But, we feel it is poised for EPS growth in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, KEYCORP increased its bottom line by earning $0.93 versus $0.85 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($0.99 versus $0.93). KEY, with its decline in revenue, slightly underperformed the industry average of 0.1%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues slightly dropped by 4.5%. The declining revenue appears to have seeped down to the company's bottom line, decreasing earnings per share. You can view the full analysis from the report here: KEY Ratings Report STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more.
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