Short Interest in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL) Rises By 162.1%

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL - Get Free Report) was the target of a large growth in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 44,300 shares, a growth of 162.1% from the April 30th total of 16,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 133,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company's shares are short sold.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Trading Down 2.4%

Shares of NYSE AVAL traded down $0.07 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $2.90. The stock had a trading volume of 149,817 shares, compared to its average volume of 85,085. The company has a market capitalization of $3.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.06 and a beta of 0.83. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores has a 1-year low of $1.94 and a 1-year high of $3.32. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $2.70 and a 200 day moving average price of $2.55.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (NYSE:AVAL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 12th. The bank reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.10 by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $1.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.03 billion. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores had a return on equity of 2.48% and a net margin of 2.24%. On average, analysts predict that Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores will post 0.21 earnings per share for the current year.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.0084 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 2nd. This is a positive change from Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores's previous dividend of $0.01. This represents a yield of 3.56%. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores's payout ratio is 40.00%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Truffle Hound Capital LLC acquired a new position in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores during the 4th quarter worth approximately $3,451,000. Banco BTG Pactual S.A. lifted its position in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 172.8% during the 1st quarter. Banco BTG Pactual S.A. now owns 93,160 shares of the bank's stock worth $254,000 after acquiring an additional 59,006 shares in the last quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC lifted its position 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 acquiring an additional 9,456 shares in the last quarter. First Affirmative Financial Network lifted its position in 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. Finally, Dauntless Investment Group LLC purchased a new stake in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores during the 1st quarter worth approximately $161,000. 0.21% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Company Profile

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.