Associated Banc (ASB) Competitors

Associated Banc (NYSE:ASB) and Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings and risk.

Which has more risk & volatility, ASB or ALLY?

Associated Banc has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ally Financial has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ASB or ALLY?

Ally Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Associated Banc. Ally Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Associated Banc, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Associated Banc	$2.22B	1.40	$182.96M	$0.99	20.79
Ally Financial	$8.21B	1.43	$1.02B	$2.45	15.77

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ASB or ALLY?

83.0% of Associated Banc shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.8% of Ally Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Associated Banc shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Ally Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to ASB or ALLY?

In the previous week, Ally Financial had 3 more articles in the media than Associated Banc. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Ally Financial and 4 mentions for Associated Banc. Ally Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Associated Banc's score of 0.58 indicating that Ally Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Associated Banc	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ally Financial	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ASB or ALLY a better dividend stock?

Associated Banc pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Ally Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Associated Banc pays out 88.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ally Financial pays out 49.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts rate ASB or ALLY?

Associated Banc presently has a consensus target price of $23.13, suggesting a potential upside of 12.37%. Ally Financial has a consensus target price of $39.17, suggesting a potential upside of 1.36%. Given Associated Banc's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Associated Banc is more favorable than Ally Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Associated Banc	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Ally Financial	4 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.21

Is ASB or ALLY more profitable?

Ally Financial has a net margin of 10.59% compared to Associated Banc's net margin of 6.86%. Ally Financial's return on equity of 8.35% beat Associated Banc's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Associated Banc	6.86%	8.31%	0.80%
Ally Financial	10.59%	8.35%	0.48%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ASB or ALLY?

Ally Financial received 509 more outperform votes than Associated Banc when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.46% of users gave Ally Financial an outperform vote while only 50.53% of users gave Associated Banc an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Associated Banc	Outperform Votes 240 50.53%	Underperform Votes 235 49.47%
Ally Financial	Outperform Votes 749 64.46%	Underperform Votes 413 35.54%

Summary

Ally Financial beats Associated Banc on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.