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

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL) saw a large decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 56,400 shares, a decrease of 36.1% from the February 13th total of 88,300 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 121,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Institutional Trading of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AVAL. Catalina Capital Group LLC purchased a new stake in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Natural Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores during the 4th quarter worth $34,000. Sage Investment Counsel LLC bought a new position in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores during the 4th quarter worth $41,000. Banco BTG Pactual S.A. boosted its stake in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 121.8% in the 4th 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 period. Finally, First Affirmative Financial Network raised 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 in the last quarter. 0.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Price Performance

Shares of NYSE AVAL traded down $0.12 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $2.92. The company had a trading volume of 132,536 shares, compared to its average volume of 72,144. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $2.68 and its 200 day simple moving average is $2.28. The firm has a market cap of $3.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.15 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.03. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores has a one year low of $1.94 and a one year 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.