Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL - Get Free Report)'s stock price crossed above its 50-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of $5.18 and traded as high as $5.55. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores shares last traded at $5.47, with a volume of 126,837 shares trading hands.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of research firms have recently commented on AVAL. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores from an "underweight" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $5.50 target price on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Weiss Ratings lowered Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "hold (c)" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $5.50.
Read Our Latest Analysis on AVAL
Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Stock Down 0.5%
The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The company has a market cap of $6.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.68 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a fifty day moving average of $5.18 and a 200 day moving average of $4.69.
Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Announces Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 8th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 26th will be paid a $0.0165 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 26th. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores's dividend payout ratio is 40.00%.
Institutional Trading of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores
Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its holdings 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 buying an additional 50,912 shares during the last quarter. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. grew its position in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 384.2% during the 4th quarter. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. now owns 387,400 shares of the bank's stock valued at $1,569,000 after acquiring an additional 307,400 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP increased its stake in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 683.5% in the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 275,148 shares of the bank's stock worth $1,114,000 after purchasing an additional 240,028 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake 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 worth $458,000 after purchasing an additional 35,862 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stokes Family Office LLC raised its holdings in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. Stokes Family Office LLC now owns 87,317 shares of the bank's stock worth $354,000 after purchasing an additional 4,198 shares during the period. 0.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
About Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores
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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.
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