Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (NYSE:AVAL) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Should You Buy?

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL) shares saw an uptick in trading volume on Monday . 650,115 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 197% from the previous session’s volume of 219,090 shares.The stock last traded at $5.6250 and had previously closed at $5.75.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold”.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Trading Down 8.1%

The firm has a market capitalization of $6.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.37 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The business has a 50 day moving average of $4.72 and a 200-day moving average of $4.44.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (NYSE:AVAL) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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%. Analysts anticipate that Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. will post 0.43 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 1st were given a dividend of $0.0144 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.3%. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores’s payout ratio is 35.14%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in the second quarter valued at $34,000. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in the 4th quarter valued at about $49,000. Banco BTG Pactual S.A. grew its position in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 33.0% in the 3rd quarter. Banco BTG Pactual S.A. now owns 15,587 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 3,871 shares during the period. Apollon Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores during the 1st quarter worth about $55,000. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores during the 2nd quarter worth about $78,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

About Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores

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.