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 significant drop in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 70,444 shares, a drop of 55.3% from the December 15th total of 157,547 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 85,308 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 85,308 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on AVAL shares. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Citigroup upgraded shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of AVAL traded up $0.03 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $4.30. 100,861 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 83,121. The stock has a market cap of $5.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.02 and a beta of 0.64. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $4.16 and a two-hundred day moving average of $3.60. 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 has a twelve month low of $2.21 and a twelve month high of $4.50.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (NYSE:AVAL) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, November 13th. The bank reported $0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.01. The firm 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%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores will post 0.21 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Inspire Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 37.4% during the 1st quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 20,129 shares of the bank’s stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 5,484 shares in the last quarter. Stokes Family Office LLC raised 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 buying an additional 21,129 shares in the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 69.0% during 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 during the period. Vise Technologies Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores during the 2nd quarter valued at about $56,000. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd bought a new stake in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in the second quarter valued at about $78,000. Institutional investors own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

About Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores

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.