Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. Buys Shares of 48,682 Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. purchased a new position in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 48,682 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock, valued at approximately $413,000. Vodafone Group Public makes up about 0.4% of Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp.'s portfolio, making the stock its 25th largest holding.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Samalin Investment Counsel LLC purchased a new stake in Vodafone Group Public in the fourth quarter valued at $109,000. Sei Investments Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 162,619 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $1,381,000 after purchasing an additional 4,269 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 10.4% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,314,707 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $11,162,000 after purchasing an additional 123,551 shares during the period. Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new position in Vodafone Group Public during the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,638,000. Finally, one8zero8 LLC purchased a new stake in Vodafone Group Public in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $102,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 7.84% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

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Vodafone Group Public Price Performance

Shares of VOD traded up $0.09 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $9.45. The company's stock had a trading volume of 12,864,785 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,623,668. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 1-year low of $8.00 and a 1-year high of $10.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.29, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.75. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $8.85 and a 200 day simple moving average of $9.05.

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.