Short Interest in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL) Decreases By 54.4%

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 267,119 shares, a decline of 54.4% from the June 15th total of 586,080 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 390,816 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Price Performance

NYSE AVAL traded down $0.06 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $4.97. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 82,257 shares, compared to its average volume of 221,897. The stock has a market cap of $5.90 billion, a PE ratio of 13.50 and a beta of 0.59. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores has a fifty-two week low of $2.80 and a fifty-two week high of $6.20. The company’s 50-day moving average is $4.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $4.56. 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 posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 13th. The bank reported $0.08 earnings per share for the quarter. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores had a net margin of 4.99% and a return on equity of 6.24%. Analysts forecast that Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores will post 0.43 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Weiss Ratings upgraded Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its holdings in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 6.0% during the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 895,772 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $3,941,000 after buying an additional 50,912 shares during the last quarter. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 384.2% in the fourth 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 last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP raised its holdings in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 683.5% in the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 275,148 shares of the bank’s stock worth $1,114,000 after acquiring an additional 240,028 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 34.7% in the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 139,173 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $458,000 after acquiring an additional 35,862 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stokes Family Office LLC lifted its position in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Stokes Family Office LLC now owns 87,317 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $354,000 after acquiring an additional 4,198 shares in the last quarter. 0.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.