Integrated Quantitative Investments LLC Makes New $402,000 Investment in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Integrated Quantitative Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 47,400 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock, valued at approximately $402,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its position in Vodafone Group Public by 63.7% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 4,881 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 1,899 shares during the period. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 912.9% in the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 7,212 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $61,000 after buying an additional 6,500 shares during the period. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. boosted its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 627.3% during the 3rd quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. now owns 9,651 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $97,000 after acquiring an additional 8,324 shares during the period. Kestra Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Vodafone Group Public during the 4th quarter worth approximately $90,000. Finally, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC increased its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 84.2% in the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 10,598 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $87,000 after purchasing an additional 4,846 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 7.84% of the company's stock.

Vodafone Group Public Trading Down 1.9 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VOD traded down $0.17 on Thursday, hitting $8.42. The company had a trading volume of 12,346,474 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,908,630. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 1 year low of $8.00 and a 1 year high of $10.39. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $8.90 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $8.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.38, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.58.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on VOD shares. DZ Bank upgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, March 24th. Finally, Bank of America cut Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, March 24th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Vodafone Group Public currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy".

Vodafone Group Public Profile

Vodafone Group Public Limited Company provides telecommunication services in Europe and internationally. It offers mobile connectivity services comprising end-to-end services for mobile voice and data, messaging, device management, BYOx, and telecoms management, as well as professional and consulting services; and fixed line connectivity, such as fixed voice and data, broadband, software-defined networks, managed WAN, LAN, ethernet, and satellite; and financial services, as well as business and merchant services.