Ally Financial Q1 EPS Estimate Increased by Zacks Research

Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE:ALLY) – Research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Ally Financial in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, December 11th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $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.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of Ally Financial from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $37.00 to $45.00 in a research note on Tuesday, September 2nd. Evercore ISI lowered their target price on Ally Financial from $45.00 to $44.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, September 30th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Ally Financial in a research note on Monday. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on Ally Financial from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price target on Ally Financial from $56.00 to $51.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $45.73.

Ally Financial Stock Down 1.2%

ALLY stock opened at $44.30 on Monday. Ally Financial has a twelve month low of $29.52 and a twelve month high of $46.24. The stock has a market cap of $13.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.69, a PEG ratio of 0.31 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a current ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.31. The company’s 50 day moving average is $40.46 and its two-hundred day moving average is $39.73.

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

Ally Financial Announces Dividend

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

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 buy up to 15.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ally Financial

In other news, insider Kathleen L. Patterson sold 29,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.86, for a total transaction of $1,184,940.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 100,203 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,094,294.58. This trade represents a 22.45% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ALLY. WPG Advisers LLC bought a new position in Ally Financial during the first quarter worth $25,000. SVB Wealth LLC bought a new position in Ally Financial in the first quarter valued at about $27,000. Allworth Financial LP raised its position in shares of Ally Financial by 385.2% during the 2nd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 752 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 597 shares during the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. acquired a new stake in shares of Ally Financial in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its position in shares of Ally Financial by 662.0% in the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 823 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 715 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 88.76% of the company’s stock.

About Ally Financial

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.