Ally Financial repositions its balance sheet to drive NII and NIM expansion going forward. As such, it will incur a pre-tax loss of $250 million in Q1.
Bank stocks as a category aren't usually high-growth investment vehicles. When individuals look to buy bank stocks, it's usually with their stability and, perhaps, a dividend in mind.
Ally Financial said on Tuesday it had sold $2.8 billion of low-yielding investment securities as part of a repositioning the consumer lender expects will help it modestly increase its interest income going forward.
Some well-known businesses in the financial services sector have done remarkably well for investors recently. Shares of industry heavyweights Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase , as well as younger fintech providers SoFi Technologies and Robinhood Markets , have surged in the past 12 months.
Ally Financial (ALLY -3.67%) was a major beneficiary of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a consumer bank and automotive loan originator, the company saw tailwinds on both sides of its business.
Ally Financial is exiting the credit card business to focus on core operations like car loans, aiming to recover from recent struggles. With a low price/book ratio, Ally's Forward P/E of 10.46 suggests potential value, especially with share repurchases on the horizon. The sale of the credit card business is expected to be income-neutral, adding $1 per share to tangible book value without impacting pretax income.
Just about every investor knows about Warren Buffett. He's the guy who hosts annual meetings for his company, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A -0.40%) (BRK.B -0.41%), that draw tens of thousands of people to Omaha, Nebraska, every year.
Ally Financial (ALLY -0.46%) is having a strong start to 2025, with shares up by 8% for the year as of Feb 19. However, the stock is still trading about 15% below its 52-week high and is more than 30% below its 2021 all-time peak.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Feb. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE: ALLY) Chief Financial Officer Russ Hutchinson will present at the RBC Capital Markets Financial Institutions Conference on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at approximately 9:20 a.m.
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A -0.33%) (BRK.B -0.19%) has a stock portfolio worth about $300 billion, with many of its positions selected by legendary investor Warren Buffett himself. To be fair, there's a solid long-term investment case to be made for most, if not all, of them.
Ally Financial (ALLY 0.10%) is a bank. But it isn't your typical bank by any stretch of the imagination, given that it is highly focused on the auto lending space.
Ally Financial Inc. NYSE: ALLY is a digital financial services company specializing in automobile loans. They were originally the financial arm of General Motors Inc. NYSE: GM.