Barclays PLC Has $254,000 Stake in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Barclays PLC increased its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD - Free Report) by 57,500.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 29,952 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock after acquiring an additional 29,900 shares during the period. Barclays PLC's holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $254,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 63.7% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 4,881 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 1,899 shares in the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 912.9% in the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 7,212 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $61,000 after buying an additional 6,500 shares in the last quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Vodafone Group Public in the fourth quarter valued at about $89,000. Kestra Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Vodafone Group Public during the fourth quarter worth about $90,000. Finally, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 84.2% in the fourth quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 10,598 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $87,000 after acquiring an additional 4,846 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 7.84% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently weighed in on VOD. StockNews.com cut Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, April 26th. Bank of America lowered Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note 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. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an "underweight" rating on shares of Vodafone Group Public in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold".

Vodafone Group Public Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of VOD stock traded down $0.02 on Wednesday, reaching $9.04. 14,616,700 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,790,561. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $9.26 and a 200 day moving average price of $8.88. The stock has a market cap of $22.57 billion, a PE ratio of 7.93, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.61. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a one year low of $8.00 and a one year 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.

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.