Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL) Short Interest Down 79.5% in February

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL) saw a large drop in short interest in the month of 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 short-interest ratio is presently 0.9 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of AVAL. Truffle Hound Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $3,451,000. Inspire Advisors LLC grew its stake in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 13.5% during the fourth quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC now owns 79,251 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $161,000 after acquiring an additional 9,456 shares in the last quarter. First Affirmative Financial Network increased its holdings in 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. Banco BTG Pactual S.A. lifted 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Sage Investment Counsel LLC purchased a new stake in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in the 4th quarter worth $41,000. Institutional investors own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Price Performance

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

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.