Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL) Short Interest Update

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL) was the target of a significant decline in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 267,119 shares, a decline of 54.4% from the June 15th total of 586,080 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 390,816 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.7 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Stock Performance

Shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores stock traded up $0.09 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $5.04. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 88,194 shares, compared to its average volume of 223,028. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $4.88 and its 200 day simple moving average is $4.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.01. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores has a one year low of $2.80 and a one year high of $6.20. The stock has a market cap of $5.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.62 and a beta of 0.59.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (NYSE:AVAL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 13th. The bank reported $0.08 EPS for the quarter. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores had a net margin of 4.99% and a return on equity of 6.24%. As a group, analysts expect that Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores will post 0.43 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $34,000. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC bought a new position in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores during the 4th quarter worth $49,000. Banco BTG Pactual S.A. increased its position in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 33.0% in the third quarter. Banco BTG Pactual S.A. now owns 15,587 shares of the bank’s stock worth $51,000 after buying an additional 3,871 shares during the period. Apollon Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in the first quarter worth $55,000. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd bought a new stake in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in the second quarter valued at $78,000. 0.21% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Weiss Ratings upgraded Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat.com, Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores has an average rating of “Hold”.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Company Profile

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA is a leading Colombian financial holding company that offers a diversified range of banking and financial services across Latin America. As one of the largest financial conglomerates in Colombia, Grupo Aval provides commercial and retail banking, leasing, insurance brokerage, pension fund management and investment banking through its principal subsidiaries.

Its core banking operations are conducted through a network of well-established institutions, including Banco de Bogotá, Banco de Occidente, Banco Popular and Banco AV Villas, which together serve individual consumers, small and medium-sized enterprises and large corporate clients.