Ally Financial (ALLY) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ALLY or BBD?

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

Does the media prefer ALLY or BBD?

In the previous week, Ally Financial had 8 more articles in the media than Banco Bradesco. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Ally Financial and 4 mentions for Banco Bradesco. Ally Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Banco Bradesco's score of 0.54 indicating that Ally Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ally Financial	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Banco Bradesco	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ALLY or BBD more profitable?

Banco Bradesco has a net margin of 9.08% compared to Ally Financial's net margin of 6.96%. Banco Bradesco's return on equity of 12.33% beat Ally Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ally Financial	6.96%	9.53%	0.59%
Banco Bradesco	9.08%	12.33%	1.02%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ALLY or BBD?

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
Ally Financial	$8.45B	1.49	$668M	$1.36	30.06
Banco Bradesco	$37.55B	0.86	$3.20B	$0.32	9.50

Which has more volatility & risk, ALLY or BBD?

Ally Financial has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco Bradesco has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ALLY or BBD a better dividend stock?

Ally Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Banco Bradesco pays an annual dividend of $0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. 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. Banco Bradesco pays out 9.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts rate ALLY or BBD?

Ally Financial presently has a consensus price target of $41.60, indicating a potential upside of 1.76%. Banco Bradesco has a consensus price target of $2.40, indicating a potential downside of 21.05%. Given Ally Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ally Financial is more favorable than Banco Bradesco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ally Financial	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.41
Banco Bradesco	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Summary

Ally Financial beats Banco Bradesco on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.