Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL) Sees Large Decrease in Short Interest

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL - Get Free Report) saw a large drop in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 11,800 shares, a drop of 78.1% from the March 31st total of 54,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 165,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AVAL. Truffle Hound Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores during the 4th quarter valued at $3,451,000. Inspire Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 13.5% during the fourth quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC now owns 79,251 shares of the bank's stock valued at $161,000 after acquiring an additional 9,456 shares during the last quarter. First Affirmative Financial Network lifted its holdings in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 11.0% during the fourth quarter. First Affirmative Financial Network now owns 68,332 shares of the bank's stock worth $139,000 after purchasing an additional 6,744 shares during the period. Banco BTG Pactual S.A. grew its stake in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 121.8% in the fourth quarter. Banco BTG Pactual S.A. now owns 34,154 shares of the bank's stock worth $71,000 after purchasing an additional 18,757 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sage Investment Counsel LLC acquired a new stake in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in the fourth quarter valued at $41,000. Institutional investors own 0.21% of the company's stock.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Price Performance

Shares of AVAL stock traded up $0.09 on Friday, hitting $2.76. 166,572 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 80,823. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The stock has a market cap of $3.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.21 and a beta of 0.72. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores has a 12 month low of $1.94 and a 12 month high of $3.32. The company has a 50 day moving average of $2.74 and a 200 day moving average of $2.42.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 9th. Investors of record on Friday, May 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.0084 per share. This represents a yield of 3.65%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 1st. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores's dividend payout ratio is 50.00%.

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.