Ally Financial slips as rising credit costs temper stronger Q2 profit

Ally Financial (ALLY) is down 3.3% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The sell-off appears tied to a mixed reaction to second-quarter results. Profit and revenue improved, but investors may be focusing on a higher provision for credit losses, higher operating expenses, and a slight earnings miss versus Wall Street expectations, which could signal lingering caution around consumer credit and auto finance growth.

Details:

Ally posted second-quarter 2026 GAAP EPS of $1.18 and adjusted EPS of $1.21, with adjusted earnings up from a year earlier.

Total net revenue was about $2.3 billion, while net interest margin excluding core OID improved from both the prior quarter and the year-ago period.

Provision for credit losses rose to $430 million, up year over year, as improving credit trends were offset by a CECL reserve build linked to asset growth.

Noninterest expense increased year over year, and the quarter's adjusted EPS came in a bit below analyst expectations, which could be contributing to the negative share reaction.

Sources:

Ally Financial, SEC, Investing.com

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$ALLY Insider Trading Activity

$ALLY insiders have traded $ALLY stock on the open market 4 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 2 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $ALLY stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

DOUGLAS R. TIMMERMAN (President, DFS) sold 39,675 shares for an estimated $1,792,175
MICHAEL GEORGE RHODES (Chief Executive Officer) purchased 23,800 shares for an estimated $991,867
RUSSELL E. HUTCHINSON (Chief Financial Officer) purchased 11,566 shares for an estimated $499,306
STEPHANIE N RICHARD (Chief Risk Officer) sold 5,000 shares for an estimated $210,707

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$ALLY Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 283 institutional investors add shares of $ALLY stock to their portfolio, and 233 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

SESSA CAPITAL IM, L.P. added 3,805,972 shares (+81.3%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $149,308,281
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added 3,317,990 shares (+803.6%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $130,164,747
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP removed 2,912,382 shares (-20.4%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $114,252,745
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC removed 2,807,584 shares (-63.7%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $110,141,520
JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD added 2,247,745 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $88,179,036
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC added 1,719,458 shares (+555.3%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $67,454,337
POINT72 ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. added 1,623,481 shares (+464.3%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $63,689,159

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.

$ALLY Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $ALLY stock 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $ALLY stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

REPRESENTATIVE JOSH GOTTHEIMER sold up to $15,000 on 04/09.

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$ALLY Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $ALLY recently. We have seen 9 analysts offer price targets for $ALLY in the last 6 months, with a median target of $55.0.

Here are some recent targets:

Brandon Berman from B of A Securities set a target price of $53.0 on 07/08/2026
Donald Fandetti from Wells Fargo set a target price of $55.0 on 06/26/2026
Keith Horowitz from Citigroup set a target price of $58.0 on 06/23/2026
John Pancari from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $54.0 on 04/21/2026
Betsy Graseck from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $55.0 on 04/20/2026
Jason Goldberg from Barclays set a target price of $56.0 on 04/20/2026
Ryan Nash from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $56.0 on 04/20/2026

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