Ally Financial (ALLY) Competitors

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

Does the media favor BBD or ALLY?

In the previous week, Ally Financial had 13 more articles in the media than Banco Bradesco. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Ally Financial and 6 mentions for Banco Bradesco. Ally Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Banco Bradesco's score of 1.24 indicating that Ally Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Banco Bradesco	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ally Financial	12 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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	$110.76B	0.26	$3.20B	$0.32	8.61
Ally Financial	$8.45B	1.26	$668M	$1.36	25.53

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BBD or ALLY?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BBD or ALLY?

Ally Financial received 449 more outperform votes than Banco Bradesco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.34% of users gave Ally Financial an outperform vote while only 57.49% of users gave Banco Bradesco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Banco Bradesco	Outperform Votes 334 57.49%	Underperform Votes 247 42.51%
Ally Financial	Outperform Votes 783 64.34%	Underperform Votes 434 35.66%

Do analysts rate BBD or ALLY?

Banco Bradesco currently has a consensus price target of $2.40, indicating a potential downside of 12.89%. Ally Financial has a consensus price target of $41.69, indicating a potential upside of 20.07%. Given Ally Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Ally Financial	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

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%

Which has more volatility and risk, BBD or ALLY?

Banco Bradesco has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ally Financial has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 0.7%. Ally Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Banco Bradesco pays out 6.3% 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.

Summary

Ally Financial beats Banco Bradesco on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.