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

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 339,000 shares, an increase of 12.4% from the August 15th total of 301,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 62,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 5.4 days.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Price Performance

Shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores stock opened at $1.94 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $2.09 and a 200 day moving average of $2.26. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores has a 12 month low of $1.94 and a 12 month high of $2.70. The firm has a market cap of $2.30 billion, a PE ratio of 24.25 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a current ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (NYSE:AVAL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 14th. The bank reported $0.04 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.05 by ($0.01). Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores had a net margin of 1.30% and a return on equity of 1.46%. The firm had revenue of $953.94 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $994.03 million. On average, research analysts expect that Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores will post 0.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 1st were paid a $0.0084 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 4.86%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 31st. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores’s payout ratio is 125.00%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Catalina Capital Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Fermata Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in the first quarter worth approximately $26,000. Simplicity Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in the second quarter worth approximately $30,000. Stokes Family Office LLC raised its holdings in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 64.5% in the second quarter. Stokes Family Office LLC now owns 51,000 shares of the bank’s stock worth $111,000 after buying an additional 20,000 shares during the period. Finally, First Affirmative Financial Network raised its holdings in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 17.9% in the first quarter. First Affirmative Financial Network now owns 54,549 shares of the bank’s stock worth $126,000 after buying an additional 8,268 shares during the period. 0.21% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA provides a range of financial services and products to public and private sector customers in Colombia and Central America. It offers traditional deposit services and products, including checking accounts, savings accounts, time deposits, and other deposits. The company also provides commercial loans comprising general purpose loans, working capital loans, leases, loans funded by development banks, corporate credit cards, and overdraft loans; consumer loans, such as payroll loans, personal loans, automobile and other vehicle loans, credit cards, overdrafts, leases, and general purpose loans; and microcredit and mortgage loans.