Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (AVAL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. is a Colombian financial holding company with interests spanning commercial banking, investment banking, asset management and other financial services. Through its subsidiaries and affiliated companies, the group serves individuals, businesses and institutional clients with products such as deposits, loans, payment services, trust and fiduciary services, brokerage, pension and severance fund administration, and investment banking.

Its principal Colombian banking operations include Banco de Bogotá, Banco de Occidente and Banco Popular. Grupo Aval also owns or controls interests in Corporación Financiera Colombiana (Corficolombiana), which provides investment banking services and invests in infrastructure, energy, transportation and other sectors. Its broader financial-services platform includes Porvenir, a Colombian pension and severance fund administrator.

Grupo Aval’s operations are concentrated in Colombia, with additional exposure to Central America through its interest in BAC Credomatic and related businesses. The company was established in 1994 and is associated with the Sarmiento group. Grupo Aval is led by Luis Carlos Sarmiento Gutiérrez, who serves as its chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $4.75 to $4.82
• 50-Day Range: $4.74 to $5.56
• 52-Week Range: $3.33 to $6.20
• Volume: 23,677 shs
• Average Volume: 198,219 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.67 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.95
• Dividend Yield: 3.35%
• Price Target: $5.00
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 371st out of 854 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 26.09%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores are expected to grow by 26.09% in the coming year, from $0.46 to $0.58 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores is 11.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.88.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores is 11.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.46.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores has a P/B Ratio of 0.82. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.02% of the float of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.45, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores has recently decreased by 5.34%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores pays a meaningful dividend of 3.30%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores is 40.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores will have a dividend payout ratio of 27.59% next year. This indicates that Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.66

News Sentiment

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores has a news sentiment score of 0.66. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

0.21% of the stock of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/13/2026
• Record date for 10/8 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/8 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Today: 10/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/08/2026
• Record date for 11/10 Dividend: 11/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/10 Dividend: 11/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/10/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/12/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AVAL
• CIK: 1504764
• Web: www.grupoaval.com
• Phone: (571) 241-9700
• Fax: 571-241-9729
• Employees: 67,585
• Year Founded: 1994

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores: $5.00
• High Price Target: $5.00
• Low Price Target: $5.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.6%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.40
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.95
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.39
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $344.37 million
• Net Margins: 5.08%
• Pretax Margin: 13.93%
• Return on Equity: 6.06%
• Return on Assets: 0.60%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.56
• Current Ratio: 0.88
• Quick Ratio: 0.88

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.76 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.84
• Cash Flow: $0.58 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.26
• Book Value: $5.85 per share
• Price / Book: 0.82

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,187,170,000
• Free Float: 1,187,174,000
• Market Cap: $5.67 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.59