Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lowered its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD - Free Report) by 16.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 146,605 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock after selling 28,527 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC's holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $1,245,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Cohen Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Cohen Investment Advisors LLC now owns 35,470 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $301,000 after buying an additional 1,728 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 63.7% in the 4th 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 last quarter. SOL Capital Management CO boosted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 14.1% during the 4th quarter. SOL Capital Management CO now owns 16,200 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $138,000 after purchasing an additional 2,000 shares during the last quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC now owns 49,885 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $424,000 after purchasing an additional 2,033 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC lifted its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 18.9% in the third quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 13,336 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $134,000 after buying an additional 2,123 shares in the last quarter. 7.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of research firms have issued reports on VOD. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, March 24th. 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. Finally, DZ Bank raised shares of Vodafone Group Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy".
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Vodafone Group Public Trading Up 2.8 %
VOD stock traded up $0.26 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $9.38. 2,712,635 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,658,574. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $8.90 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $9.02. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.19 billion, a PE ratio of 8.22, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.37. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a one year low of $8.00 and a one year high of $10.39.
About Vodafone Group Public
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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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