Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL) Announces Dividend of $0.01

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL) declared a dividend on Friday, April 4th, investing.com reports. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 14th will be given a dividend of 0.0089 per share by the bank on Thursday, April 17th. This represents a yield of 3.93%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 11th. This is a 5.3% increase from Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores’s previous dividend of $0.0084322.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores has decreased its dividend by an average of 23.7% per year over the last three years. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores has a payout ratio of 24.5% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores to earn $0.33 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.12 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 36.4%.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Stock Down 8.7 %

AVAL opened at $2.48 on Friday. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores has a twelve month low of $1.94 and a twelve month high of $3.32. The firm has a market cap of $2.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.56 and a beta of 1.05. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $2.83 and its 200-day simple moving average is $2.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.03.

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.