55,817 Shares in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Purchased by SBI Securities Co. Ltd.

SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 55,817 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock, valued at approximately $474,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 20.8% in the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 13,134 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $132,000 after purchasing an additional 2,263 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE raised its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 79.0% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 131,685 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $1,319,000 after buying an additional 58,130 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 3.1% in the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,206,320 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $12,087,000 after buying an additional 36,489 shares during the period. QRG Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 5.3% during the 3rd quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 424,129 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $4,250,000 after acquiring an additional 21,242 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HF Advisory Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 5.8% during the 3rd quarter. HF Advisory Group LLC now owns 153,685 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $1,540,000 after acquiring an additional 8,482 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 7.84% of the company's stock.

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Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on VOD shares. DZ Bank upgraded Vodafone Group Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Vodafone Group Public currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy".

Vodafone Group Public Stock Up 4.6 %

Shares of Vodafone Group Public stock traded up $0.41 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $9.42. The company had a trading volume of 13,784,614 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,347,232. The company has a 50 day moving average of $8.51 and a 200 day moving average of $9.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.26, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.75. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 52-week low of $8.00 and a 52-week high of $10.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.37.

Vodafone Group Public Company 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.