Q1 EPS Estimates for Ally Financial Boosted by Analyst

Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE:ALLY) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Ally Financial in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, December 11th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $1.01 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.00. The consensus estimate for Ally Financial’s current full-year earnings is $3.57 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ally Financial’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.28 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.38 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.43 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.10 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.53 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.03 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Ally Financial in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price target on shares of Ally Financial from $56.00 to $51.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Cowen raised shares of Ally Financial from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 20th. TD Cowen upgraded Ally Financial from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $43.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Monday, October 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Ally Financial from $42.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $45.67.

Ally Financial Stock Down 0.7%

NYSE:ALLY opened at $44.86 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.31, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.92. The company has a 50-day moving average of $40.37 and a 200 day moving average of $39.67. Ally Financial has a 1-year low of $29.52 and a 1-year high of $46.24. The firm has a market cap of $13.82 billion, a PE ratio of 27.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.31 and a beta of 1.22.

Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 28th. The financial services provider reported $0.99 earnings per share for the quarter. Ally Financial had a return on equity of 9.96% and a net margin of 8.10%.The company had revenue of $2.06 billion for the quarter.

Institutional Trading of Ally Financial

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ally Financial in the first quarter worth about $25,000. SVB Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ally Financial during the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Allworth Financial LP lifted its stake in Ally Financial by 385.2% during the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 752 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 597 shares during the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. purchased a new position in Ally Financial in the 3rd quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in shares of Ally Financial by 662.0% in the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 823 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 715 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.76% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Kathleen L. Patterson sold 29,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $40.86, for a total transaction of $1,184,940.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 100,203 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,094,294.58. The trade was a 22.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Company insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.

Ally Financial declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback plan on Wednesday, December 10th that authorizes the company to repurchase $2.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the financial services provider to purchase up to 15.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Ally Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 14th. Investors of record on Friday, October 31st were issued a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 31st. Ally Financial’s dividend payout ratio is currently 72.29%.

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.