Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL) Short Interest Down 78.1% in April

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL) saw a significant drop in short interest in 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. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 165,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Catalina Capital Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Sage Advisors LLC bought a new position in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in the first quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Natural Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in the 4th quarter worth $34,000. Sage Investment Counsel LLC bought a new position in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores during the fourth quarter worth about $41,000. Finally, Banco BTG Pactual S.A. boosted its position in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 121.8% during 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 in the last quarter. 0.21% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Price Performance

NYSE:AVAL traded down $0.02 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $2.72. 681 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 80,023. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.03 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. The company has a market capitalization of $3.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.02 and a beta of 0.72. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $2.76 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $2.41.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 9th. Investors of record on Friday, May 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.0084 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 1st. This represents a dividend yield of 3.65%. 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.