289,500 Shares in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Acquired by Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s.

Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. acquired a new stake in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 289,500 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock, valued at approximately $2,458,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. ABC Arbitrage SA acquired a new stake in Vodafone Group Public in the 4th quarter worth about $22,646,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 177.1% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,356,455 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $33,632,000 after acquiring an additional 2,145,085 shares during the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 749.7% in the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,151,935 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $18,270,000 after purchasing an additional 1,898,663 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Vodafone Group Public during the fourth quarter worth approximately $10,583,000. Finally, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. raised its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 1,119.6% during the third quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 942,179 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $9,441,000 after purchasing an additional 864,924 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 7.84% of the company's stock.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Down 2.3 %

Shares of Vodafone Group Public stock traded down $0.22 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $9.23. The company had a trading volume of 16,756,992 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,383,745. 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 Limited has a fifty-two week low of $8.00 and a fifty-two week high of $10.39. The firm's fifty day moving average is $8.54 and its 200-day moving average is $9.07. The company has a market cap of $23.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.75.

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Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. 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. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded Vodafone Group Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy".

About Vodafone Group Public

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.