Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL) Short Interest Down 12.9% in January

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 61,343 shares, a decline of 12.9% from the December 31st total of 70,444 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 97,320 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 97,320 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.6 days.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have commented on AVAL. Citigroup downgraded Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in a report on Friday, January 9th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Plan A Wealth LLC boosted its position in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 32.4% in the third quarter. Plan A Wealth LLC now owns 15,811 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $52,000 after buying an additional 3,868 shares in the last quarter. Banco BTG Pactual S.A. raised its stake in shares of 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 valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 3,871 shares during the last quarter. Sage Investment Counsel LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 17.2% in the 3rd quarter. Sage Investment Counsel LLC now owns 34,000 shares of the bank’s stock worth $112,000 after acquiring an additional 5,000 shares in the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 69.0% in the 2nd quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 21,049 shares of the bank’s stock worth $59,000 after acquiring an additional 8,594 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Affirmative Financial Network grew its position in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 18.0% during the 3rd quarter. First Affirmative Financial Network now owns 72,977 shares of the bank’s stock worth $241,000 after acquiring an additional 11,131 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE AVAL opened at $4.84 on Tuesday. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores has a 12 month low of $2.25 and a 12 month high of $5.28. The company has a market cap of $5.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.67 and a beta of 0.63. The business’s 50 day moving average is $4.30 and its two-hundred day moving average is $3.77. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (NYSE:AVAL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 13th. The bank reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.01. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores had a return on equity of 5.95% and a net margin of 4.61%.The company had revenue of $1.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.23 billion. On average, equities analysts expect that Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores will post 0.21 EPS for the current year.

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.