Analysts Conflicted on These Financial Names: KeyCorp (KEY), Moody’s (MCO) and City Office REIT (CIO)

Companies in the Financial sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on KeyCorp (KEY – Research Report), Moody’s (MCO – Research Report) and City Office REIT (CIO – Research Report).

KeyCorp (KEY)

RBC Capital analyst Gerard Cassidy maintained a Buy rating on KeyCorp on August 30 and set a price target of $29.00. The company’s shares closed last Wednesday at $17.69, close to its 52-week low of $16.41.

According to TipRanks.com, Cassidy is a top 100 analyst with an average return of 21.5% and a 67.9% success rate. Cassidy covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Goldman Sachs Group.

KeyCorp has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $22.38.

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Moody’s (MCO)

RBC Capital analyst Ashish Sabadra maintained a Buy rating on Moody’s on August 30 and set a price target of $329.00. The company’s shares closed last Wednesday at $284.52.

According to TipRanks.com, Sabadra is a 3-star analyst with an average return of 2.5% and a 46.5% success rate. Sabadra covers the Services sector, focusing on stocks such as HireRight Holdings Corp, Vivint Smart Home, and ARAMARK Holdings.

Moody’s has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $311.08, a 7.6% upside from current levels. In a report issued on August 19, Oppenheimer also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $348.00 price target.

City Office REIT (CIO)

In a report issued on August 30, Michael Carroll from RBC Capital maintained a Hold rating on City Office REIT, with a price target of $14.00. The company’s shares closed last Wednesday at $11.55, close to its 52-week low of $11.05.

According to TipRanks.com, Carroll is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 8.9% and a 60.9% success rate. Carroll covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Industrial Logistics Properties, Easterly Government Properties, and First Industrial Realty.

City Office REIT has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $15.50.

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