Zacks Research Forecasts Lower Earnings for Ally Financial

Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE:ALLY - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Ally Financial in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, March 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $0.49 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.51. The consensus estimate for Ally Financial's current full-year earnings is $3.57 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ally Financial's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.02 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.26 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.19 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.49 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.16 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.83 EPS.

Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 22nd. The financial services provider reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $2.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.02 billion. Ally Financial had a return on equity of 9.31% and a net margin of 11.29%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.45 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently commented on the stock. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Ally Financial from $36.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on Ally Financial from $41.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on Ally Financial from $35.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price target on Ally Financial from $44.00 to $56.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Ally Financial from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $42.53.

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Ally Financial Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ALLY traded down $0.11 during trading on Monday, hitting $37.78. 2,711,738 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,164,936. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $37.05 and its 200 day moving average price is $36.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.51, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.93. The company has a market cap of $11.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.54, a PEG ratio of 0.32 and a beta of 1.40. Ally Financial has a 1 year low of $31.95 and a 1 year high of $45.46.

Ally Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Investors of record on Friday, January 31st were issued a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 31st. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.18%. Ally Financial's payout ratio is 46.15%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Russell E. Hutchinson acquired 19,100 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 24th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $39.45 per share, for a total transaction of $753,495.00. Following the acquisition, the chief financial officer now directly owns 202,845 shares in the company, valued at $8,002,235.25. This trade represents a 10.39 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Michael George Rhodes acquired 25,634 shares of Ally Financial stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 27th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $39.09 per share, for a total transaction of $1,002,033.06. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer now directly owns 25,634 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,002,033.06. This represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 0.67% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ally Financial

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. California State Teachers Retirement System increased its holdings in Ally Financial by 26.1% in the 4th quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 457,976 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $16,492,000 after purchasing an additional 94,752 shares in the last quarter. Total Wealth Planning & Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Ally Financial in the fourth quarter valued at about $378,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new position in Ally Financial during the 4th quarter worth approximately $3,830,000. Mackenzie Financial Corp lifted its position in Ally Financial by 104.9% during the 4th quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 77,137 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $2,778,000 after acquiring an additional 39,493 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Forum Financial Management LP purchased a new position in Ally Financial in the 4th quarter worth approximately $318,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.76% of the company's stock.

About Ally Financial

Ally Financial Inc, a digital financial-services company, provides various digital financial products and services in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda. The company operates through Automotive Finance Operations, Insurance Operations, Mortgage Finance Operations, and Corporate Finance Operations segments.