Ally Financial (ALLY) Competitors

Banco Bradesco (NYSE:BBD) and Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Which has more volatility and risk, BBD or ALLY?

Banco Bradesco has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ally Financial has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BBD or ALLY?

Banco Bradesco has higher revenue and earnings than Ally Financial. Banco Bradesco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ally Financial, 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
Banco Bradesco	$105.33B	0.25	$3.20B	$0.30	8.12
Ally Financial	$8.48B	1.19	$668M	$1.36	24.07

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BBD or ALLY?

88.8% of Ally Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Banco Bradesco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Ally Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to BBD or ALLY?

In the previous week, Ally Financial had 10 more articles in the media than Banco Bradesco. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Ally Financial and 10 mentions for Banco Bradesco. Banco Bradesco's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Ally Financial's score of 1.07 indicating that Banco Bradesco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Banco Bradesco	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ally Financial	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BBD or ALLY more profitable?

Ally Financial has a net margin of 11.29% compared to Banco Bradesco's net margin of 8.46%. Banco Bradesco's return on equity of 11.43% beat Ally Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco Bradesco	8.46%	11.43%	0.95%
Ally Financial	11.29%	9.31%	0.57%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BBD or ALLY?

Ally Financial received 450 more outperform votes than Banco Bradesco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.44% of users gave Ally Financial an outperform vote while only 57.41% of users gave Banco Bradesco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Banco Bradesco	Outperform Votes 333 57.41%	Underperform Votes 247 42.59%
Ally Financial	Outperform Votes 783 64.44%	Underperform Votes 432 35.56%

Is BBD or ALLY a better dividend stock?

Banco Bradesco pays an annual dividend of $0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Ally Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Banco Bradesco pays out 6.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ally Financial pays out 88.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts recommend BBD or ALLY?

Banco Bradesco presently has a consensus price target of $2.40, indicating a potential downside of 1.44%. Ally Financial has a consensus price target of $41.69, indicating a potential upside of 27.35%. Given Ally Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ally Financial is more favorable than Banco Bradesco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banco Bradesco	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Ally Financial	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Summary

Ally Financial beats Banco Bradesco on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.