Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (AVAL) Projected to Post Earnings on Thursday

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (NYSE:AVAL) is anticipated to announce its results before the market opens on Thursday, February 19th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.10 per share and revenue of $1.2418 billion for the quarter.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (NYSE:AVAL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 13th. The bank reported $0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $1.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.23 billion. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores had a net margin of 4.61% and a return on equity of 5.95%. On average, analysts expect Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores to post $0 EPS for the current fiscal year and $0 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Price Performance

AVAL stock opened at $4.49 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $4.36 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $3.85. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The stock has a market cap of $5.32 billion, a PE ratio of 13.59 and a beta of 0.64. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores has a 1 year low of $2.25 and a 1 year high of $5.28.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently commented on AVAL. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in a report on Friday, January 9th. Citigroup lowered Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold”.

Institutional Trading of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 34.7% in the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 139,173 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $458,000 after acquiring an additional 35,862 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its stake in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores by 73.6% in the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 60,733 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $171,000 after purchasing an additional 25,753 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores during the second quarter valued at about $155,000. BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC purchased a new stake in Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in the second quarter valued at approximately $99,000. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores in the 2nd quarter valued at $78,000. 0.21% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA is a leading Colombian financial holding company that offers a diversified range of banking and financial services across Latin America. As one of the largest financial conglomerates in Colombia, Grupo Aval provides commercial and retail banking, leasing, insurance brokerage, pension fund management and investment banking through its principal subsidiaries.

Its core banking operations are conducted through a network of well-established institutions, including Banco de Bogotá, Banco de Occidente, Banco Popular and Banco AV Villas, which together serve individual consumers, small and medium-sized enterprises and large corporate clients.