Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL) Sees Significant Drop in Short Interest

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest in 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. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 97,320 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Based on an average trading volume of 97,320 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 384.3% during the 4th quarter. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. now owns 387,400 shares of the bank’s stock worth $1,569,000 after acquiring an additional 307,400 shares during the period. First Affirmative Financial Network increased its position in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 18.0% during the third quarter. First Affirmative Financial Network now owns 72,977 shares of the bank’s stock worth $241,000 after purchasing an additional 11,131 shares during the last quarter. Banco BTG Pactual S.A. raised its stake in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 33.0% during the third quarter. Banco BTG Pactual S.A. now owns 15,587 shares of the bank’s stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 3,871 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 34.7% in the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 139,173 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $458,000 after purchasing an additional 35,862 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Plan A Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of 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 period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of AVAL opened at $4.86 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores has a 1-year low of $2.25 and a 1-year high of $5.28. The stock has a market cap of $5.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.73 and a beta of 0.64. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $4.32 and a 200-day simple moving average of $3.79.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (NYSE:AVAL) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, November 13th. The bank reported $0.11 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 firm had revenue of $1.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.23 billion. Equities analysts forecast that Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores will post 0.21 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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