Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (NYSE:AVAL) Upgraded at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (NYSE:AVAL) to a hold rating in a research note published on Saturday morning,Wall Street Zen reports.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings cut Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued an “underweight” rating and set a $5.00 price objective (down from $5.50) on shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in a research report on Wednesday, September 16th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $5.00.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Trading Down 2.5%

NYSE:AVAL opened at $4.73 on Friday. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores has a 12-month low of $3.35 and a 12-month high of $6.20. The firm has a market cap of $5.62 billion, a PE ratio of 11.02 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $5.17 and a 200 day moving average price of $4.95.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 8th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 26th will be issued a dividend of $0.0165 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 26th. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.2%. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 40.00%.

Institutional Trading of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Apollon Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in the 1st quarter valued at $55,000. QRG Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores during the 2nd quarter worth $68,000. Sanders Morris Harris LLC acquired a new stake in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores during the 3rd quarter worth $99,000. AXQ Capital LP acquired a new stake in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores during the 2nd quarter worth $120,000. Finally, Engineers Gate Manager LP purchased a new stake in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in the second quarter valued at $120,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

About Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA is a Colombian financial holding company whose shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange through American depositary receipts. The company coordinates a diversified group of financial businesses, with banking as its principal activity.

Through its subsidiaries, Grupo Aval provides commercial and consumer banking, corporate lending, mortgage financing, credit cards, leasing, fiduciary and trust services, securities brokerage, investment banking, and pension and severance-fund administration.