Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE:ALLY) Shares Sold by Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC

Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC decreased its position in shares of Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE:ALLY - Free Report) by 15.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,650,801 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 302,813 shares during the quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC owned approximately 0.55% of Ally Financial worth $57,646,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Donald Smith & CO. Inc. increased its holdings in Ally Financial by 22.0% during the 4th quarter. Donald Smith & CO. Inc. now owns 2,752,830 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $96,129,000 after purchasing an additional 495,584 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in shares of Ally Financial by 34.2% during the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,122,515 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $83,309,000 after acquiring an additional 795,754 shares in the last quarter. Private Management Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Ally Financial by 9.4% during the third quarter. Private Management Group Inc. now owns 819,136 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $21,855,000 after acquiring an additional 70,615 shares in the last quarter. ING Groep NV purchased a new stake in shares of Ally Financial in the third quarter worth $4,336,000. Finally, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ally Financial in the fourth quarter worth $2,019,000. 88.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ALLY has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. StockNews.com raised Ally Financial from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, April 26th. Compass Point raised their target price on Ally Financial from $28.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 11th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Ally Financial from $29.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 10th. Evercore ISI raised their target price on Ally Financial from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 28th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut Ally Financial from a "neutral" rating to an "underweight" rating and raised their target price for the stock from $37.00 to $39.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 3rd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $38.47.

Ally Financial Stock Performance

NYSE:ALLY traded down $0.34 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $39.41. The company had a trading volume of 1,334,047 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,508,363. The company has a current ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50. Ally Financial Inc. has a 52 week low of $22.54 and a 52 week high of $41.56. The firm has a market cap of $11.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.09, a PEG ratio of 0.48 and a beta of 1.39. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $38.59 and its 200-day moving average price is $34.41.

Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 18th. The financial services provider reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.12. Ally Financial had a net margin of 10.59% and a return on equity of 8.35%. The firm had revenue of $1.99 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.96 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.82 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts forecast that Ally Financial Inc. will post 3 EPS for the current year.

Ally Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 1st will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.04%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 30th. Ally Financial's payout ratio is 48.98%.

Ally Financial 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.