Short Interest in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL) Increases By 1,795.6%

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 430,300 shares, an increase of 1,795.6% from the January 15th total of 22,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 83,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 5.1 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Truffle Hound Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in the fourth quarter valued at $3,451,000. Sage Investment Counsel LLC acquired a new stake in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in the 4th quarter worth about $41,000. Banco BTG Pactual S.A. boosted its stake in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 121.8% in the 4th quarter. Banco BTG Pactual S.A. now owns 34,154 shares of the bank’s stock worth $71,000 after buying an additional 18,757 shares during the last quarter. Natural Investments LLC purchased a new stake in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, Catalina Capital Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. 0.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Stock Performance

NYSE:AVAL opened at $2.85 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The firm has a market cap of $3.38 billion, a PE ratio of 16.77 and a beta of 1.02. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $2.28 and a 200-day simple moving average of $2.14. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores has a 1-year low of $1.94 and a 1-year high of $2.90.

About Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores

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.