Vodafone Group Public Sees Unusually High Options Volume (NASDAQ:VOD)

Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD - Get Free Report) saw some unusual options trading on Tuesday. Traders acquired 18,757 call options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 101% compared to the average volume of 9,323 call options.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Bank of America cut shares of Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, March 24th. StockNews.com cut Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, March 24th. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded Vodafone Group Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy".

Vodafone Group Public Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of VOD stock traded up $0.09 on Friday, hitting $9.45. The stock had a trading volume of 12,864,785 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,623,668. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.37. The stock's 50 day moving average is $8.85 and its 200-day moving average is $9.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.29, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.75. Vodafone Group Public has a 52-week low of $8.00 and a 52-week high of $10.39.

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Institutional Trading of Vodafone Group Public

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 63.7% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 4,881 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 1,899 shares during the period. GeoWealth Management LLC grew its position in Vodafone Group Public by 258.0% in the 4th quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC now owns 5,180 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 3,733 shares during the last quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 509.7% in the fourth quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 6,829 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 5,709 shares during the period. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 912.9% in the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 7,212 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $61,000 after purchasing an additional 6,500 shares during the period. Finally, Pacific Center for Financial Services boosted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 33.0% in the fourth quarter. Pacific Center for Financial Services now owns 9,794 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $83,000 after acquiring an additional 2,428 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 7.84% of the company's stock.

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.