Ally Financial Q2 EPS Forecast Reduced by Zacks Research

Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE:ALLY) – Analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Ally Financial in a research report issued 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 previous 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 released its earnings results on Friday, October 18th. The financial services provider reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.38. Ally Financial had a return on equity of 8.39% and a net margin of 10.84%. The company had revenue of $2.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.03 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.83 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 6.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Bank of America lowered their target price on shares of Ally Financial from $46.00 to $37.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, September 11th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Ally Financial from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, October 19th. BTIG Research downgraded shares of Ally Financial from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, September 16th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Ally Financial from $37.00 to $32.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, September 26th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Ally Financial from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ally Financial currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $42.14.

Ally Financial Trading Up 0.3 %

NYSE:ALLY opened at $35.85 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.34, a PEG ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 1.42. Ally Financial has a 1 year low of $31.77 and a 1 year high of $45.46. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $36.84 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $38.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 0.92.

Ally Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 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 3.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. Ally Financial’s dividend payout ratio is currently 48.00%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ally Financial

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Everence Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Ally Financial during the fourth quarter valued at about $297,000. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Ally Financial by 184.7% during the 3rd 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 during the period. Tidal Investments LLC increased its position in Ally Financial by 5.8% during the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 25,999 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $925,000 after purchasing an additional 1,416 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Ally Financial by 26.1% in the third quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 22,516 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $852,000 after buying an additional 4,663 shares during the period. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Ally Financial in the 3rd quarter valued at $450,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.76% of the company’s stock.

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.