Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE:ALLY) Forecasted to Post Q1 2025 Earnings of $0.88 Per Share

Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE:ALLY) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Ally Financial in a research report issued on Monday, September 2nd. Zacks Research analyst N. Kataruka now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.88 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast 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 brokerages have also recently issued reports on ALLY. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Ally Financial from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $39.00 to $45.00 in a report on Monday, July 8th. Citigroup started coverage on Ally Financial in a research note on Monday, June 24th. They set a “buy” rating and a $50.00 price objective for the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their target price on shares of Ally Financial from $51.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 1st. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on shares of Ally Financial from $46.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 18th. Finally, BTIG Research started 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 equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $43.41.

Ally Financial Stock Performance

NYSE:ALLY opened at $40.92 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $41.88 and a 200 day moving average price of $39.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.44 billion, a PE ratio of 16.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.42 and a beta of 1.40. Ally Financial has a 12-month low of $22.54 and a 12-month high of $45.46.

Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY) last announced 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 company had revenue of $2 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.03 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.96 EPS. The business’s revenue was down 3.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Ally Financial

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ALLY. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Ally Financial by 17.1% in the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 91,263 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $3,187,000 after purchasing an additional 13,352 shares during the last quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P. acquired a new stake in Ally Financial during the 4th quarter worth $955,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Ally Financial by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,346,882 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $81,953,000 after acquiring an additional 42,556 shares during the last quarter. Versor Investments LP bought a new stake in shares of Ally Financial during the 4th quarter valued at $849,000. Finally, Northwest Financial Advisors acquired a new position in shares of Ally Financial in the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. 88.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Ally Financial Announces Dividend

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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.93%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 1st. Ally Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 48.98%.

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.