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) saw a significant decrease in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 61,343 shares, a decrease of 12.9% from the December 31st total of 70,444 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 97,320 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 97,320 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Stock Performance

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

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Stokes Family Office LLC lifted its stake in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 51.5% in the 2nd quarter. Stokes Family Office LLC now owns 62,129 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $175,000 after purchasing an additional 21,129 shares during the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. raised its holdings in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 69.0% during the second quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 21,049 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $59,000 after buying an additional 8,594 shares in the last quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. bought a new position in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores during the second quarter valued at about $56,000. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in the second quarter worth about $78,000. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores during the 2nd quarter worth about $34,000. Institutional investors own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AVAL has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed 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.com, Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores currently 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.