Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (NYSE:AVAL) Shares Gap Up to $2.21 (2024)

Shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL - Get Free Report) gapped up prior to trading on Tuesday . The stock had previously closed at $2.21, but opened at $2.26. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores shares last traded at $2.26, with a volume of 2,504 shares changing hands.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Trading Up 0.9 %

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 1.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.17 and a beta of 1.10. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $2.52 and its 200 day simple moving average is $2.39.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 8th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 31st were issued a $0.0147 dividend. This represents a yield of 6.77%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, January 30th. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores's dividend payout ratio is currently 300.05%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new stake in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores during the 4th quarter worth approximately $53,000. First Affirmative Financial Network grew its holdings in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 24.4% during the 4th quarter. First Affirmative Financial Network now owns 46,281 shares of the bank's stock worth $112,000 after acquiring an additional 9,092 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $309,000. Stokes Family Office LLC grew its holdings in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 67.6% during the 3rd quarter. Stokes Family Office LLC now owns 31,000 shares of the bank's stock worth $75,000 after acquiring an additional 12,500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $122,000. 0.25% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores

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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.

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