FNY Investment Advisers LLC Boosts Stake in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

FNY Investment Advisers LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD - Free Report) by 62,900.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 63,000 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock after acquiring an additional 62,900 shares during the quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC's holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $534,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VOD. Apollon Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 7.6% in the third quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 17,072 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $171,000 after buying an additional 1,204 shares during the period. Profund Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 3.0% during the second quarter. Profund Advisors LLC now owns 46,497 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $412,000 after purchasing an additional 1,350 shares during the period. DRW Securities LLC increased its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 2.2% in the third quarter. DRW Securities LLC now owns 66,256 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $664,000 after purchasing an additional 1,399 shares in the last quarter. Pitcairn Co. raised its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 10.4% in the third quarter. Pitcairn Co. now owns 15,432 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $155,000 after purchasing an additional 1,458 shares during the period. Finally, CENTRAL TRUST Co boosted its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 37.8% in the 3rd quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 5,516 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 1,513 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 7.84% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, 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. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy".

Vodafone Group Public Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of Vodafone Group Public stock traded up $0.05 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $8.25. 6,095,114 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,534,763. The stock's fifty day moving average is $8.71 and its 200 day moving average is $9.25. The firm has a market cap of $20.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 0.77. 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 1 year low of $8.02 and a 1 year high of $10.39.

Vodafone Group Public Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 22nd will be given a $0.2423 dividend. This represents a yield of 8%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 22nd. Vodafone Group Public's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 42.86%.

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.