S&P Lowers Outlook on KeyCorp (KEY) to Negative Following Move to Acquire First Niagara (FNFG)
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Compass Point Cuts Price Target on KeyCorp (KEY) Following Announced First Niagara (FNFG) Acquisition
November 3, 2015 9:44 AM ESTCompass Point maintained a Buy rating on KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), and cut the price target to $16.00 (from $17.50), following the company's announced acquisition of First Niagara (NASDAQ: FNFG). KEY shares came under pressure following the release of the deal terms, with investors in particular honing in on the large hit to TBV disclosed by management and relatively long payback period of 10+ years.
Analyst Jesus Bueno commented, "We reiterate our Buy rating and lower our target price to $16 from... More
UBS Cuts Price Target on KeyCorp (KEY) Ahead of FNFG Deal
November 2, 2015 11:07 AM ESTUBS maintained a Neutral rating on KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), and cut the price target to $13.50 (from $16.00), ahead of FNFG deal. While the deal should allow KEY to improve its efficiency ratio, this benefit is blunted if it only leads to limited earnings accretion. Analyst David... More
KeyCorp (KEY) to Acquire First Niagara Financial Group (FNFG) in ~$4.1B Deal
October 30, 2015 6:32 AM EDTKeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) and First Niagara Financial Group (NASDAQ: FNFG) announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which KeyCorp will acquire First Niagara in a cash and stock transaction for total consideration valued at approximately $4.1 billion.
First Niagara, headquartered in Buffalo, N.Y., has $39 billion in assets and $29 billion in deposits and 394 banking offices in New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Massachusetts. With approximately $135 billion of assets, the combined bank will be the 13th largest commercial bank headquartered in the U.S.
The... More

