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

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL) saw a large 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 trading volume of 102,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.9 days.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Stock Performance

Shares of AVAL stock traded down $0.21 on Friday, hitting $2.81. 207,949 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 142,717. The company’s fifty day moving average is $2.49 and its 200 day moving average is $2.21. 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 market capitalization of $3.33 billion, a PE ratio of 16.62 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 1.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. First Affirmative Financial Network lifted its holdings in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 11.0% in the fourth 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 during the last quarter. Catalina Capital Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Banco BTG Pactual S.A. boosted its position in 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 valued at $71,000 after purchasing an additional 18,757 shares during the period. Truffle Hound Capital LLC bought a new position in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores during the 4th quarter worth $3,451,000. Finally, Inspire Advisors LLC increased its position in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 13.5% in the fourth 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 period. 0.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores

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.