Ally Financial (ALLY) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Friday

Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY - Get Free Report) is projected to release its Q2 2025 earnings data before the market opens on Friday, July 18th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.76 per share and revenue of $2.03 billion for the quarter.

Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 17th. The financial services provider reported $0.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.15. Ally Financial had a net margin of 6.96% and a return on equity of 9.53%. The firm had revenue of $1.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.04 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.45 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Ally Financial to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $5 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Ally Financial Stock Down 0.2%

ALLY traded down $0.10 during trading on Friday, reaching $40.42. The company had a trading volume of 2,608,347 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,779,167. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.38, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 0.90. Ally Financial has a 12 month low of $29.52 and a 12 month high of $45.46. The business's fifty day moving average price is $36.53 and its 200 day moving average price is $35.95. The company has a market cap of $12.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.72, a PEG ratio of 0.38 and a beta of 1.15.

Ally Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 1st were paid a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.97%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 1st. Ally Financial's payout ratio is currently 88.24%.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Stephanie N. Richard sold 8,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.14, for a total value of $257,120.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 90,387 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,905,038.18. This represents a 8.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Russell E. Hutchinson purchased 8,200 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 22nd. The stock was bought at an average price of $30.81 per share, for a total transaction of $252,642.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 236,421 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,284,131.01. This trade represents a 3.59% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.67% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Ally Financial

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in Ally Financial by 106.5% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 251,123 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $9,158,000 after purchasing an additional 129,497 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Ally Financial by 22.8% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,235 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $82,000 after purchasing an additional 415 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in Ally Financial by 11.1% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 12,900 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $470,000 after purchasing an additional 1,292 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth acquired a new position in Ally Financial during the first quarter worth $259,000. Institutional investors own 88.76% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have weighed in on ALLY shares. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Ally Financial from $41.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, June 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $40.00 price objective on shares of Ally Financial in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Ally Financial from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, May 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Ally Financial from $36.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of Ally Financial from $34.00 to $32.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Ally Financial has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $42.67.

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.