Clifford Capital Partners LLC Sells 65,991 Shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Clifford Capital Partners LLC lowered its holdings in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD - Free Report) by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,946,219 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock after selling 65,991 shares during the period. Vodafone Group Public makes up 3.9% of Clifford Capital Partners LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Clifford Capital Partners LLC owned about 0.07% of Vodafone Group Public worth $19,501,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VOD. Bridgewater Associates LP lifted its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 233.0% during the third quarter. Bridgewater Associates LP now owns 210,210 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $2,106,000 after purchasing an additional 147,081 shares in the last quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 58.2% in the 3rd quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 44,431 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $445,000 after buying an additional 16,345 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 12.4% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,835,411 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $18,391,000 after buying an additional 202,339 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can grew its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 12.4% during the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 4,277,581 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $43,161,000 after acquiring an additional 472,537 shares in the last quarter. Finally, DRW Securities LLC increased its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 2.2% during the third quarter. DRW Securities LLC now owns 66,256 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $664,000 after acquiring an additional 1,399 shares during the last quarter. 7.84% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently issued reports on VOD shares. UBS Group cut shares of Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, August 5th. StockNews.com raised shares of Vodafone Group Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy".

Vodafone Group Public Trading Down 0.6 %

VOD stock opened at $8.86 on Wednesday. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $9.48 and its 200 day simple moving average is $9.41. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a fifty-two week low of $8.02 and a fifty-two week high of $10.39.

Vodafone Group Public Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.2423 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 22nd. This represents a yield of 8%.

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.

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