Bulltick Wealth Management LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Bulltick Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD - Free Report) by 19.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 625,208 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock after purchasing an additional 101,479 shares during the quarter. Vodafone Group Public comprises about 1.3% of Bulltick Wealth Management LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest holding. Bulltick Wealth Management LLC's holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $5,444,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VOD. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC now owns 22,006,311 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $186,834,000 after buying an additional 97,636 shares during the period. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC lifted its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 18.1% during the 4th quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC now owns 14,598,375 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $123,940,000 after buying an additional 2,238,935 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 9,027,376 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $76,642,000 after purchasing an additional 255,623 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 28.2% in the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 5,483,837 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $46,558,000 after acquiring an additional 1,206,256 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 12.4% in the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,429,784 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $46,099,000 after buying an additional 601,151 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 7.84% of the company's stock.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Down 2.7 %

Shares of Vodafone Group Public stock traded down $0.27 on Wednesday, hitting $9.41. The company had a trading volume of 20,960,641 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,570,549. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 1 year low of $8.00 and a 1 year high of $10.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.37. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $9.24 and a 200-day moving average of $8.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.25, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.61.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have issued reports on VOD. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an "underweight" rating on shares of Vodafone Group Public in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. DZ Bank upgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, April 26th. Finally, Bank of America downgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, March 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold".

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.