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

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 743,500 shares, a growth of 112.4% from the May 14th total of 350,050 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 281,965 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.6 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its position in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 6.0% during the first quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 895,772 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $3,941,000 after purchasing an additional 50,912 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 7.0% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 132,619 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $580,000 after purchasing an additional 8,692 shares during the last quarter. Sage Investment Counsel LLC lifted its position in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 79.3% during the first quarter. Sage Investment Counsel LLC now owns 60,955 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $268,000 after purchasing an additional 26,955 shares during the last quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores during the first quarter valued at approximately $55,000. Finally, Stokes Family Office LLC lifted its position in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. Stokes Family Office LLC now owns 87,317 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $354,000 after purchasing an additional 4,198 shares during the last quarter. 0.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Price Performance

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores stock traded up $0.19 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $5.57. 603,644 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 326,916. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores has a one year low of $2.72 and a one year high of $5.75. The stock has a market cap of $6.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.05 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.01. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $4.59 and a 200-day moving average price of $4.39.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (NYSE:AVAL) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 13th. The bank reported $0.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores had a net margin of 4.99% and a return on equity of 6.24%. On average, equities analysts predict that Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores will post 0.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 1st were given a dividend of $0.0144 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.1%. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores’s payout ratio is presently 37.84%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold”.

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.