Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (NYSE:AVAL) Sees Strong Trading Volume

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL) saw unusually-strong trading volume on Friday . Approximately 59,909 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 13% from the previous session’s volume of 69,219 shares.The stock last traded at $2.16 and had previously closed at $2.16.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Stock Performance

The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $2.31 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $2.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 0.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.00 and a beta of 0.98.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (NYSE:AVAL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 15th. The bank reported $0.02 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.05 by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $1.06 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.01 billion. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores had a net margin of 1.17% and a return on equity of 0.65%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. will post 0.29 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of AVAL. Catalina Capital Group LLC bought a new position in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores during the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. Fermata Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in the first quarter worth approximately $26,000. Simplicity Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Stokes Family Office LLC raised its stake in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 64.5% during the 2nd quarter. Stokes Family Office LLC now owns 51,000 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $111,000 after buying an additional 20,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Affirmative Financial Network boosted its stake in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 24.4% in the 4th quarter. First Affirmative Financial Network now owns 46,281 shares of the bank’s stock worth $112,000 after buying an additional 9,092 shares during the last quarter. 0.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.