Zacks Research Cuts Earnings Estimates for Ally Financial

Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE:ALLY) – Analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Ally Financial in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, March 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.49 for the quarter, down from their prior 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.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on ALLY. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Ally Financial from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Ally Financial from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on Ally Financial from $42.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of Ally Financial from $35.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Ally Financial from $36.00 to $44.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $43.76.

Ally Financial Trading Up 4.0 %

NYSE ALLY opened at $37.90 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $37.05 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $36.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.51, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 0.93. Ally Financial has a twelve month low of $31.95 and a twelve month high of $45.46. The stock has a market cap of $11.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.58, a PEG ratio of 0.32 and a beta of 1.40.

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

Ally Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 31st were given a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.17%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 31st. Ally Financial’s dividend payout ratio is 46.15%.

Insider Transactions at Ally Financial

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ally Financial

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of ALLY. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Ally Financial by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 28,252,149 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,017,360,000 after purchasing an additional 111,231 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Ally Financial by 0.5% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,704,719 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $380,981,000 after acquiring an additional 51,426 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Ally Financial by 3.9% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,895,467 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $175,990,000 after buying an additional 184,278 shares during the last quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. increased its position in Ally Financial by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. now owns 4,226,639 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $153,752,000 after purchasing an additional 192,295 shares during the period. Finally, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Ally Financial by 84.0% during the fourth quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 4,202,179 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $151,320,000 after buying an additional 1,918,965 shares during the last quarter. 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.