First Affirmative Financial Network Purchases New Stake in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL)

First Affirmative Financial Network acquired a new position in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (NYSE:AVAL) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 25,003 shares of the bank’s stock, valued at approximately $58,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of AVAL. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 2.8% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 179,975 shares of the bank’s stock worth $820,000 after purchasing an additional 4,870 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its stake in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 9.5% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 64,142 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $228,000 after buying an additional 5,541 shares during the period. Inspire Advisors LLC lifted its position in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 34.8% in the 1st quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC now owns 30,127 shares of the bank’s stock worth $70,000 after buying an additional 7,776 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 16.9% during the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 53,916 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $136,000 after buying an additional 7,808 shares during the period. Finally, Signaturefd LLC grew its holdings in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 49.0% during the 1st quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 24,757 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $58,000 after acquiring an additional 8,141 shares in the last quarter. 0.25% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Stock Performance

AVAL stock opened at $2.49 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $2.44 and a two-hundred day moving average of $2.38. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. has a 12 month low of $1.96 and a 12 month high of $2.98. The company has a market capitalization of $2.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.16 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (NYSE:AVAL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 16th. The bank reported $0.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.03. The firm had revenue of $688.53 million during the quarter. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores had a net margin of 2.22% and a return on equity of 2.36%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. will post 0.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 12th. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.0145 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 7.48%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 30th. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores’s dividend payout ratio is 130.78%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently issued reports on AVAL shares. TheStreet cut Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores from a “c-” rating to a “d” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 16th.

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.