Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Shares Purchased by Clifford Capital Partners LLC

Clifford Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD - Free Report) by 30.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,012,210 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock after acquiring an additional 465,802 shares during the period. Vodafone Group Public comprises about 3.9% of Clifford Capital Partners LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Clifford Capital Partners LLC owned approximately 0.08% of Vodafone Group Public worth $17,848,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of VOD. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 71.2% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 94,616 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $823,000 after purchasing an additional 39,355 shares in the last quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 181,243 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $1,577,000 after purchasing an additional 5,101 shares in the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC grew its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 22.8% in the fourth quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 19,413 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $169,000 after purchasing an additional 3,598 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp grew its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 23.6% in the fourth quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 532,381 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $4,632,000 after purchasing an additional 101,553 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vodafone Group Public in the fourth quarter worth about $154,000. 7.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VOD traded down $0.21 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $9.74. 4,144,216 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,370,107. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a current ratio of 1.31. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $9.72 and its 200-day moving average price is $9.20. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a twelve month low of $8.02 and a twelve month high of $10.39.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft initiated coverage on shares of Vodafone Group Public in a report on Thursday, June 20th. They issued a "buy" rating on the stock. UBS Group downgraded Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, August 5th. StockNews.com upgraded Vodafone Group Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 30th. Finally, New Street Research upgraded Vodafone Group Public to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, July 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Vodafone Group Public has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $14.45.

Vodafone Group Public Company 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.