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

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 350,050 shares, a drop of 53.6% from the April 30th total of 753,893 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 285,038 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.2 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of AVAL. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores during the 2nd quarter valued at $34,000. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores during the 4th quarter valued at $49,000. Banco BTG Pactual S.A. grew its holdings in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 33.0% during the 3rd quarter. Banco BTG Pactual S.A. now owns 15,587 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $51,000 after buying an additional 3,871 shares during the last quarter. Plan A Wealth LLC grew its holdings in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 32.4% during the 3rd 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Apollon Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores during the 1st quarter valued at $55,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Price Performance

AVAL stock traded down $0.18 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $4.97. 478,597 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 315,824. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $4.44 and its 200-day moving average price is $4.33. The stock has a market cap of $5.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.44 and a beta of 0.61. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores has a fifty-two week low of $2.72 and a fifty-two week high of $5.37. 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 (NYSE:AVAL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 13th. The bank reported $0.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores had a return on equity of 6.24% and a net margin of 4.99%. Research analysts predict that Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores will post 0.43 earnings per share for the current year.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 1st were issued a dividend of $0.0144 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 1st. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores’s dividend payout ratio is 37.84%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Two 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.