Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (NYSE:AVAL) Sets New 52-Week High – Should You Buy?

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $5.79 and last traded at $5.7960, with a volume of 391151 shares. The stock had previously closed at $5.58.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $4.66 and a 200-day simple moving average of $4.42. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.88 billion, a PE ratio of 15.67 and a beta of 0.61.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (NYSE:AVAL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 13th. The bank reported $0.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores had a return on equity of 6.24% and a net margin of 4.99%. Equities research analysts expect that Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. will post 0.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 11th. Investors of record on Friday, May 1st were given a $0.0144 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.0%. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 37.84%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. raised its stake in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 384.2% in the fourth quarter. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. now owns 387,400 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,569,000 after acquiring an additional 307,400 shares during the period. First Affirmative Financial Network boosted its stake in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 18.0% during the 3rd quarter. First Affirmative Financial Network now owns 72,977 shares of the bank’s stock worth $241,000 after purchasing an additional 11,131 shares during the period. Stokes Family Office LLC boosted its stake in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Stokes Family Office LLC now owns 87,317 shares of the bank’s stock worth $354,000 after purchasing an additional 4,198 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP grew its holdings in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 73.6% during the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 60,733 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $171,000 after purchasing an additional 25,753 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC bought a new position in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores during the 2nd quarter valued at about $155,000. 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.