Amundi Trims Stake in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Amundi trimmed its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD - Free Report) by 81.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 5,863 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock after selling 26,117 shares during the period. Amundi's holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $48,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of VOD. DRW Securities LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 2.2% in the third quarter. DRW Securities LLC now owns 66,256 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $664,000 after buying an additional 1,399 shares in the last quarter. Pitcairn Co. lifted its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 10.4% in the 3rd quarter. Pitcairn Co. now owns 15,432 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $155,000 after purchasing an additional 1,458 shares in the last quarter. Cohen Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Cohen Investment Advisors LLC now owns 35,470 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $301,000 after purchasing an additional 1,728 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 63.7% in the fourth 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 last quarter. Finally, SOL Capital Management CO lifted its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 14.1% in the fourth quarter. SOL Capital Management CO now owns 16,200 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $138,000 after buying an additional 2,000 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 7.84% of the company's stock.

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VOD has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Bank of America lowered shares of Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday. DZ Bank upgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy".

Vodafone Group Public Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of VOD traded up $0.01 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $9.36. 7,591,575 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,435,855. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $8.79 and its 200 day moving average price is $9.05. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The firm has a market cap of $22.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.21, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.75. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 12-month low of $8.00 and a 12-month high of $10.39.

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.