Stock Traders Purchase High Volume of Vodafone Group Public Call Options (NASDAQ:VOD)

Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD - Get Free Report) was the target of unusually large options trading activity on Monday. Investors purchased 36,088 call options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 514% compared to the typical daily volume of 5,874 call options.

Vodafone Group Public Price Performance

Shares of Vodafone Group Public stock traded down $0.07 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $9.16. 15,058,775 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,397,360. Vodafone Group Public has a twelve month low of $8.00 and a twelve month high of $10.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 1.34. The company has a market cap of $23.26 billion, a PE ratio of 8.04, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.75. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $8.56 and its 200 day moving average price is $9.07.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vodafone Group Public

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vodafone Group Public during the third quarter worth about $132,000. Atria Investments Inc grew its position in Vodafone Group Public by 4.0% during the 3rd quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 775,200 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $7,768,000 after acquiring an additional 29,678 shares during the last quarter. Tyler Stone Wealth Management increased its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 106.7% during the 3rd quarter. Tyler Stone Wealth Management now owns 34,315 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $344,000 after purchasing an additional 17,714 shares in the last quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. boosted its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 18.5% in the third quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 193,845 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $1,942,000 after purchasing an additional 30,278 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Apollon Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings 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 during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 7.84% of the company's stock.

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have issued reports on the stock. DZ Bank upgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Vodafone Group Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy".

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.