Wells Fargo & Company MN lessened its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD - Free Report) by 28.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 942,292 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock after selling 373,081 shares during the quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN's holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $8,000,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Cohen Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of 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. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 63.7% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 4,881 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 1,899 shares during the last quarter. SOL Capital Management CO raised its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 14.1% in the fourth quarter. SOL Capital Management CO now owns 16,200 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $138,000 after acquiring an additional 2,000 shares in the last quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC now owns 49,885 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $424,000 after purchasing an additional 2,033 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC grew its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 2,123 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 7.84% of the company's stock.
Vodafone Group Public Trading Down 2.4 %
NASDAQ VOD traded down $0.23 on Wednesday, hitting $9.35. 3,603,683 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,065,679. The company's 50 day moving average price is $9.02 and its 200-day moving average price is $8.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 1.34. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a twelve month low of $8.00 and a twelve month high of $10.39.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Bank of America lowered Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, March 24th. DZ Bank upgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an "underweight" rating on shares of Vodafone Group Public in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, April 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy".
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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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