American Century Companies Inc. Has $11.16 Million Stock Holdings in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD - Free Report) by 10.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,314,707 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock after buying an additional 123,551 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc. owned 0.05% of Vodafone Group Public worth $11,162,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VOD. 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 valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 1,899 shares during the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 912.9% in the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 7,212 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 6,500 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $90,000. Strategic Family Wealth Counselors L.L.C. bought a new position in Vodafone Group Public during the fourth quarter worth $92,000. Finally, Aigen Investment Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public during the 4th quarter worth about $93,000. 7.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on VOD shares. Bank of America cut Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, March 24th. DZ Bank upgraded Vodafone Group Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. StockNews.com cut shares of Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, March 24th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Vodafone Group Public currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy".

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Vodafone Group Public Price Performance

Vodafone Group Public stock traded down $0.87 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $8.50. 19,796,526 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,723,235. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $8.91 and a 200-day simple moving average of $9.03. The firm has a market cap of $20.12 billion, a PE ratio of 7.46, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 1.34. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 12 month low of $8.00 and a 12 month high of $10.39.

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.