Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (AVAL) Projected to Post Earnings on Wednesday

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (NYSE:AVAL) will likely be posting its results before the market opens on Wednesday, March 11th. Analysts expect Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores to post earnings of $0.1064 per share and revenue of $1.2294 billion for the quarter.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (NYSE:AVAL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The bank reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.24 billion. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores had a net margin of 5.06% and a return on equity of 6.99%. On average, analysts expect Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores to post $0 EPS for the current fiscal year and $0 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Price Performance

AVAL opened at $3.92 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.89 and a beta of 0.67. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $4.37 and a 200-day moving average of $4.00. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores has a 12-month low of $2.25 and a 12-month high of $5.28.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently weighed in on AVAL. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Citigroup cut Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AVAL. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores during the second quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Banco BTG Pactual S.A. lifted its stake in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 33.0% in the third quarter. Banco BTG Pactual S.A. now owns 15,587 shares of the bank’s stock worth $51,000 after buying an additional 3,871 shares during the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in the second quarter worth $78,000. BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC bought a new stake in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores during the 2nd quarter worth $99,000. Finally, SmartHarvest Portfolios LLC acquired a new position in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in the 4th quarter valued at $101,000. Institutional investors own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

About Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA is a leading Colombian financial holding company that offers a diversified range of banking and financial services across Latin America. As one of the largest financial conglomerates in Colombia, Grupo Aval provides commercial and retail banking, leasing, insurance brokerage, pension fund management and investment banking through its principal subsidiaries.

Its core banking operations are conducted through a network of well-established institutions, including Banco de Bogotá, Banco de Occidente, Banco Popular and Banco AV Villas, which together serve individual consumers, small and medium-sized enterprises and large corporate clients.