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

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 88,300 shares, a drop of 79.5% from the January 31st total of 430,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 102,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.9 days.

Institutional Trading of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in AVAL. First Affirmative Financial Network lifted its holdings in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 11.0% in the 4th quarter. First Affirmative Financial Network now owns 68,332 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $139,000 after acquiring an additional 6,744 shares during the last quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 13.5% in the 4th quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC now owns 79,251 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $161,000 after purchasing an additional 9,456 shares during the last quarter. Catalina Capital Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Natural Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Banco BTG Pactual S.A. lifted its position in 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 buying an additional 18,757 shares during the last quarter. 0.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Price Performance

AVAL traded down $0.05 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $3.04. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 72,149 shares, compared to its average volume of 141,405. The stock has a market cap of $3.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.85 and a beta of 1.02. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $2.47 and its 200-day moving average price is $2.21. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores has a 12 month low of $1.94 and a 12 month high of $3.32.

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.