Short Interest in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL) Decreases By 36.1%

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL) experienced a notable decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, the total short interest stood at 56,400 shares, marking a significant drop of 36.1% from the previous total of 88,300 shares reported on February 13th. Given the average trading volume of 121,400 shares, the current short-interest ratio is 0.5 days. It is worth noting that only 0.0% of the company's stock is currently short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently adjusted their holdings in AVAL. In the fourth quarter, Catalina Capital Group LLC made a new investment in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores, valued at approximately $26,000. Similarly, Natural Investments LLC acquired a new position in the company, estimated at about $34,000. Sage Investment Counsel LLC also purchased a new stake during the same period worth about $41,000. Furthermore, Banco BTG Pactual S.A. boosted its investment in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 121.8% over the fourth quarter, bringing its total to 34,154 shares valued at $71,000 after acquiring an additional 18,757 shares. Moreover, First Affirmative Financial Network increased its holdings by 11.0%, now owning 68,332 shares valued at approximately $139,000. Overall, hedge funds and institutional investors hold 0.21% of the company's stock.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Price Performance

As of mid-day trading on a recent Friday, AVAL stock climbed by $0.04 to reach $2.96, with a total of 274,198 shares exchanged, exceeding its average trading volume of 75,955. The company's market capitalization is currently at $3.51 billion, with a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.41 and a beta of 1.05. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores reported a 12-month low of $1.94 and a high of $3.32. The stock's 50-day moving average is $2.68, while its 200-day moving average is $2.27. Additionally, the company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 1.03, and a quick ratio of 1.00.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Company Profile

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. offers a wide array of financial services and products tailored to both public and private sector clients in Colombia and Central America. Its offerings include traditional deposit products, such as checking and savings accounts, time deposits, and other deposit options. The company also provides various types of loans, including commercial loans like general purpose loans, working capital loans, leases, and development bank-funded loans; consumer loans such as payroll, personal, automobile loans, credit cards, overdrafts, leases, and general purpose loans; alongside microcredit and mortgage loans.

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