Zacks Research Cuts Earnings Estimates for Ally Financial

Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE:ALLY) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Ally Financial in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, December 31st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.89 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.90. The consensus estimate for Ally Financial’s current full-year earnings is $3.00 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ally Financial’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.20 EPS.

Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY) last announced its earnings results on Friday, October 18th. The financial services provider reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.38. The company had revenue of $2.10 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.03 billion. Ally Financial had a net margin of 10.84% and a return on equity of 8.39%. The company’s revenue was up 6.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.83 earnings per share.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Ally Financial from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $40.00 target price on shares of Ally Financial in a research note on Monday, October 21st. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Ally Financial from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Barclays lowered their target price on shares of Ally Financial from $44.00 to $36.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, September 12th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Ally Financial from $37.00 to $32.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, September 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $42.14.

Ally Financial Stock Down 0.7 %

Shares of ALLY opened at $35.76 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $36.81 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $38.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.30, a PEG ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 1.42. Ally Financial has a 52 week low of $31.77 and a 52 week high of $45.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 0.92.

Institutional Trading of Ally Financial

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ALLY. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its position in shares of Ally Financial by 184.7% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 532,090 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $19,044,000 after purchasing an additional 345,210 shares in the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC increased its stake in Ally Financial by 5.8% in the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 25,999 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $925,000 after buying an additional 1,416 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its position in Ally Financial by 26.1% during the 3rd quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 22,516 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $852,000 after buying an additional 4,663 shares in the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ally Financial during the 3rd quarter worth about $450,000. Finally, Toronto Dominion Bank grew its holdings in shares of Ally Financial by 31.3% in the 3rd quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 34,495 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,228,000 after acquiring an additional 8,217 shares in the last quarter. 88.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Ally Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 15th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were given a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.36%. Ally Financial’s dividend payout ratio is currently 48.00%.

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.