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

Company Overview

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. The company also provides consumer Internet of Things (IoT) propositions, as well as security and insurance products; mobile services; logistics, fleet management, and smart metering services; WiFi; digital services comprising mobile application development, multi-access edge computing, worker insights, AI assistant, drone detection, visual inspection, and mixed reality, as well as Vodafone Analytics platform; and traditional IT hosting services, including colocation, managed hosting, security, hosting infrastructure, and flexible computing for government. In addition, it offers integrated business communication services, as well as fixed mobile convergence services; and carrier services, as well as IoT devices comprising managed tablets and integrated terminals. Further, it offers M-Pesa, an African mobile money platform to make payments and provide financial services; Vodafone Business multi-cloud platform; and productivity solutions, as well as operates digital cloud-based television platforms. It serves private and public sector customers in the manufacturing, retail, automotive, banking finance, healthcare, smart cities and public, agriculture, transport and logistics, and energy and utilities management industries. It offers its products and services through digital and physical channels. Vodafone Group Public Limited Company has a strategic partnership with Open Fiber. The company was incorporated in 1984 and is based in Newbury, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.62 to $9.71
• 50-Day Range: $8.81 to $10.35
• 52-Week Range: $8.02 to $10.39
• Volume: 3.59 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.48 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $25.39 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 9.73%
• Price Target: $14.45
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Vodafone Group Public Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Vodafone Group Public scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 152nd out of 665 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Vodafone Group Public has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Vodafone Group Public has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 35.21%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Vodafone Group Public are expected to grow by 35.21% in the coming year, from $0.71 to $0.96 per share.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Vodafone Group Public has a PEG Ratio of 0.96. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Vodafone Group Public has a P/B Ratio of 0.40. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.14% of the float of Vodafone Group Public has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Vodafone Group Public has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Vodafone Group Public has recently decreased by 12.04%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Vodafone Group Public is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 9.67%, 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 Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Vodafone Group Public will have a dividend payout ratio of 97.92% in the coming year. This indicates that Vodafone Group Public may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.14% of the float of Vodafone Group Public has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Vodafone Group Public has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Vodafone Group Public has recently decreased by 12.04%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.68

News Sentiment

Vodafone Group Public has a news sentiment score of 0.68. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Vodafone Group Public this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 23 people have searched for VOD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -18% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

10 people have added Vodafone Group Public to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 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 1.00% of the stock of Vodafone Group Public is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 7.84% of the stock of Vodafone Group Public is held by institutions.

VOD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VOD shares performed this year?

Vodafone Group Public's stock was trading at $8.70 at the start of the year. Since then, VOD shares have increased by 11.0% and is now trading at $9.66.
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Does Vodafone Group Public have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Vodafone Group Public: GrandCentrix GmbH, Liberty Global, Hellas Online, The Cobra Group, ONO, Kabel Deutschland, Vodafone Fixed Ltd, and others.

Who are Vodafone Group Public's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Vodafone Group Public include Park Avenue Securities LLC and Sterneck Capital Management LLC.

How do I buy shares of Vodafone Group Public?

Shares of VOD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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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 AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), Intel (INTC), AbbVie (ABBV), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Bank of America (BAC) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 8/2 Dividend: 6/07/2024
• Dividend Payable: 8/02/2024
• Today: 10/05/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Radiotelephone communication
• Sub-Industry: Communication
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:VOD
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 839923
• Web: www.vodafone.com
• Phone: (416) 353-3251
• Fax: 44-16-3558-0857
• Employees: 93,000
• Year Founded: 1982

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $14.45
• High Stock Price Target: $14.45
• Low Stock Price Target: $14.45
• Potential Upside/Downside: +49.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.61
• P/E Growth: 0.96
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.79
• Current Ratio: 1.31
• Quick Ratio: 1.29

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $39.85 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.64
• Cash Flow: $4.95 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.95
• Book Value: $24.45 per share
• Price / Book: 0.40

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,628,130,000
• Free Float: 2,667,677,000
• Market Cap: $25.39 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.77