Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC Lowers Position in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC decreased its position in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD - Free Report) by 40.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 51,419 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock after selling 35,407 shares during the period. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC's holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $437,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Apollon Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 7.6% during the third quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 17,072 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $171,000 after purchasing an additional 1,204 shares in the last quarter. DRW Securities LLC boosted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 2.2% during the third quarter. DRW Securities LLC now owns 66,256 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $664,000 after acquiring an additional 1,399 shares during the last quarter. Pitcairn Co. boosted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 10.4% during the third quarter. Pitcairn Co. now owns 15,432 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $155,000 after acquiring an additional 1,458 shares during the last quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co boosted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 37.8% during the third quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 5,516 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $55,000 after acquiring an additional 1,513 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cohen Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. Cohen Investment Advisors LLC now owns 35,470 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $301,000 after acquiring an additional 1,728 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 7.84% of the company's stock.

Vodafone Group Public Price Performance

NASDAQ:VOD traded down $0.07 on Tuesday, hitting $8.50. The stock had a trading volume of 12,392,298 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,058,322. 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 company has a fifty day moving average price of $8.51 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $9.17. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 1-year low of $8.00 and a 1-year high of $10.39.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Vodafone Group Public has an average rating of "Moderate Buy".

Vodafone Group Public 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.