Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE:ALLY) to Post Q1 2025 Earnings of $0.80 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts

Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE:ALLY) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Ally Financial in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, October 1st. Zacks Research analyst N. Kataruka now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.80 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.88. The consensus estimate for Ally Financial’s current full-year earnings is $3.15 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ally Financial’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.22 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.33 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.77 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $1.71 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price objective on shares of Ally Financial from $51.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 1st. Bank of America decreased their target price on shares of Ally Financial from $46.00 to $37.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, September 11th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Ally Financial from $37.00 to $32.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, September 26th. Citigroup initiated coverage on shares of Ally Financial in a research report on Monday, June 24th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $50.00 target price for the company. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price objective on shares of Ally Financial from $50.00 to $44.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, September 16th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Ally Financial presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $41.38.

Ally Financial Stock Up 1.9 %

Shares of ALLY stock opened at $35.13 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $38.89 and a 200-day moving average of $39.42. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39. Ally Financial has a 12-month low of $22.54 and a 12-month high of $45.46. The company has a market capitalization of $10.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.34, a P/E/G ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 1.40.

Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 17th. The financial services provider reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 the consensus estimate of $2.03 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.96 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ally Financial

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ALLY. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its position in shares of Ally Financial by 510.7% in the 2nd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 629 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 526 shares during the period. Transcendent Capital Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ally Financial in the 1st quarter worth approximately $28,000. Rise Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ally Financial in the 1st quarter worth approximately $32,000. Quarry LP lifted its position in shares of Ally Financial by 165.7% in the 4th quarter. Quarry LP now owns 959 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 598 shares during the period. Finally, SYSTM Wealth Solutions LLC lifted its position in shares of Ally Financial by 571.7% during the 1st quarter. SYSTM Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 927 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 789 shares during the period. 88.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Ally Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 1st were issued a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.42%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 1st. Ally Financial’s payout ratio is 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.