Ally Financial Inc. to Post Q1 2025 Earnings of $0.88 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts (NYSE:ALLY)

Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE:ALLY) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Ally Financial in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, September 2nd. Zacks Research analyst N. Kataruka now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.88 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.05. The consensus estimate for Ally Financial’s current full-year earnings is $3.51 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ally Financial’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.33 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.35 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.39 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.95 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $1.41 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on the company. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on Ally Financial from $43.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 25th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Ally Financial from $47.00 to $49.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 18th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price objective on shares of Ally Financial from $45.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their target price on shares of Ally Financial from $51.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, July 1st. Finally, BTIG Research assumed coverage on shares of Ally Financial in a report on Friday, June 7th. They set a “buy” rating and a $51.00 price target for the company. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Ally Financial currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $43.41.

Ally Financial Stock Down 3.4 %

NYSE ALLY opened at $39.55 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39. The company has a market cap of $12.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.14, a PEG ratio of 0.42 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a 50 day moving average of $41.88 and a 200-day moving average of $39.78. Ally Financial has a 1-year low of $22.54 and a 1-year high of $45.46.

Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 17th. The financial services provider reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.64 by $0.33. Ally Financial had a net margin of 10.26% and a return on equity of 8.37%. The firm had revenue of $2 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.03 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.96 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its holdings in Ally Financial by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 23,275 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $923,000 after acquiring an additional 278 shares during the last quarter. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH increased its holdings in Ally Financial by 1.7% in the first quarter. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH now owns 17,622 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $715,000 after purchasing an additional 287 shares during the period. WBI Investments LLC raised its position in shares of Ally Financial by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. WBI Investments LLC now owns 14,635 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $511,000 after acquiring an additional 316 shares during the last quarter. Signet Financial Management LLC raised its holdings in Ally Financial by 4.8% during the 1st quarter. Signet Financial Management LLC now owns 7,273 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $295,000 after purchasing an additional 330 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in Ally Financial by 10.2% in the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 4,308 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $175,000 after buying an additional 400 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.76% of the company’s stock.

Ally Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 1st were paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 1st. Ally Financial’s payout ratio is 48.98%.

Ally Financial Company Profile

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.