Vodafone Group Public (VOD) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Vodafone is a leading European and African telecoms company. We provide mobile and fixed services to over 330 million customers in 15 countries (excludes Italy which is held as a discontinued operation under Vodafone Group), partner with mobile networks in 45 more and have one of the world’s largest IoT platforms. In Africa, our financial technology businesses serve almost 83 million customers across seven countries – managing more transactions than any other provider. Our purpose is to connect for a better future by using technology to improve lives, businesses and help progress inclusive sustainable societies. We are committed to reducing our environmental impact to reach net zero emissions by 2040. For more information, please visit www.vodafone.com follow us on X at @VodafoneGroup or connect with us on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/vodafone.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 69.36 to 69.97
• 50-Day Range: 66.18 to 73
• 52-Week Range: 62.71 to 79.50
• Volume: 167.62 million shs
• Average Volume: 92.76 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £18.16 billion
• P/E Ratio: 1,737.00
• Dividend Yield: 11.51%
• Price Target: GBX 77.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Vodafone Group Public Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Vodafone Group Public scored higher than 39% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Vodafone Group Public has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Vodafone Group Public has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Vodafone Group Public is 1,737.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.80.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Vodafone Group Public is 1,737.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 296.47.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Vodafone Group Public has a PEG Ratio of 0.59. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Vodafone Group Public has a P/B Ratio of 0.31. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for VOD.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Vodafone Group Public is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 10.18%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Vodafone Group Public does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Vodafone Group Public is 20,000.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.86

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for VOD.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

Search Interest

32 people have searched for VOD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 78% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Vodafone Group Public insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 5.90% of the stock of Vodafone Group Public is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

56.40% of the stock of Vodafone Group Public is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

VOD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VOD shares performed this year?

Vodafone Group Public's stock was trading at GBX 68.31 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, VOD shares have increased by 1.7% and is now trading at GBX 69.48.
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How do I buy shares of Vodafone Group Public?

Shares of VOD stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Vodafone Group Public own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Vodafone Group Public investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Meta Platforms (META), GSK (GSK), BP (BP), Barclays (BARC), Aviva (AV) and Intel (INTC).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 2/7 Dividend: 11/21/2024
• Today: 1/20/2025
• Dividend Payable: 2/07/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Telecom Services
• Sub-Industry: Communication
• Current Symbol: LON:VOD
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.vodafone.com
• Phone: +44-1635-33251
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 104,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 77.50
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 85
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 70
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.04
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,737.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.06
• P/E Growth: 0.59
• Net Income: £1.20 billion
• Net Margins: 3.11%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 2.50%
• Return on Assets: 1.45%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 95.92
• Current Ratio: 1.31
• Quick Ratio: 0.78

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £36.72 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.49
• Cash Flow: GBX 42.09 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.65
• Book Value: GBX 221 per share
• Price / Book: 0.31

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 26,140,000,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £18.16 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.54