Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (NYSE:AVAL) Shares Cross Below Two Hundred Day Moving Average of $2.42

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL - Get Free Report)'s share price crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $2.42 and traded as low as $2.17. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores shares last traded at $2.19, with a volume of 28,677 shares changing hands.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of $2.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.38 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a quick ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $2.34 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $2.42.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (NYSE:AVAL - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 15th. The bank reported $0.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.05 by ($0.03). The business had revenue of $1.06 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.01 billion. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores had a net margin of 1.17% and a return on equity of 0.65%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. will post 0.29 EPS for the current year.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 9th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 31st will be given a $0.0105 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 31st. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores's payout ratio is 125.00%.

Institutional Trading of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of AVAL. Catalina Capital Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores during the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. Fermata Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores during the first quarter valued at $26,000. First Affirmative Financial Network grew its stake in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 24.4% in the 4th quarter. First Affirmative Financial Network now owns 46,281 shares of the bank's stock worth $112,000 after buying an additional 9,092 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Inspire Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 11.2% during the 1st quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC now owns 67,058 shares of the bank's stock valued at $155,000 after buying an additional 6,776 shares in the last quarter. 0.21% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Company Profile

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.