Geode Capital Management LLC Purchases 173,816 Shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD - Free Report) by 39.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 611,461 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock after buying an additional 173,816 shares during the quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC's holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $5,191,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Lester Murray Antman dba SimplyRich acquired a new position in Vodafone Group Public in the fourth quarter worth $295,000. Atria Investments Inc lifted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 8.7% during the 4th quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 842,286 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $7,151,000 after buying an additional 67,086 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 9.0% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 27,103 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $227,000 after acquiring an additional 2,246 shares during the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its position in Vodafone Group Public by 16.1% in the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 31,173 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $265,000 after acquiring an additional 4,332 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FNY Investment Advisers LLC lifted its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 62,900.0% during the fourth quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC now owns 63,000 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $534,000 after purchasing an additional 62,900 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 7.84% of the company's stock.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Up 0.4 %

NASDAQ:VOD opened at $9.35 on Friday. 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 12-month low of $8.00 and a 12-month high of $10.39. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $9.07 and its 200-day simple moving average is $8.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.20, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.58.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VOD has been the subject of a number of research reports. StockNews.com lowered shares of Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an "underweight" rating on shares of Vodafone Group Public in a research report on Wednesday. DZ Bank upgraded Vodafone Group Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Bank of America cut Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, March 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Vodafone Group Public has an average rating of "Hold".

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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