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Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (NYSE:AVAL) Stock Price Passes Above 50 Day Moving Average - Here's Why

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Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL - Get Free Report)'s share price passed above its 50-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of $2.72 and traded as high as $2.82. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores shares last traded at $2.69, with a volume of 103,414 shares trading hands.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Stock Performance

The firm's 50 day moving average price is $2.71 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $2.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.03. The firm has a market cap of $3.36 billion, a PE ratio of 16.65 and a beta of 0.83.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 2nd were paid a $0.0084 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 1st. This represents a dividend yield of 3.65%. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 50.00%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Truffle Hound Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores during the 4th quarter worth $3,451,000. Inspire Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 13.5% during the 4th quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC now owns 79,251 shares of the bank's stock worth $161,000 after buying an additional 9,456 shares during the last quarter. First Affirmative Financial Network boosted its position in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 11.0% during the 4th quarter. First Affirmative Financial Network now owns 68,332 shares of the bank's stock worth $139,000 after acquiring an additional 6,744 shares in the last quarter. Dauntless Investment Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in the 1st quarter valued at about $161,000. Finally, Banco BTG Pactual S.A. raised its position in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 121.8% during the 4th quarter. Banco BTG Pactual S.A. now owns 34,154 shares of the bank's stock worth $71,000 after acquiring an additional 18,757 shares in the last quarter. 0.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores

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Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA provides a range of financial services and products to public and private sector customers in Colombia and Central America. It offers traditional deposit services and products, including checking accounts, savings accounts, time deposits, and other deposits. The company also provides commercial loans comprising general purpose loans, working capital loans, leases, loans funded by development banks, corporate credit cards, and overdraft loans; consumer loans, such as payroll loans, personal loans, automobile and other vehicle loans, credit cards, overdrafts, leases, and general purpose loans; and microcredit and mortgage loans.

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