Collar Capital Management LLC Acquires New Shares in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Collar Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 151,435 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock, valued at approximately $1,286,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Quadrant Capital Group LLC raised its position in Vodafone Group Public by 11.2% in the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 14,409 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $123,000 after purchasing an additional 1,454 shares during the period. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. raised its position in Vodafone Group Public by 8.6% in the fourth quarter. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 20,395 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $173,000 after purchasing an additional 1,611 shares during the period. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. raised its position in Vodafone Group Public by 17.8% in the fourth quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 10,819 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $92,000 after purchasing an additional 1,631 shares during the period. Cohen Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in Vodafone Group Public by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Cohen Investment Advisors LLC now owns 35,470 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $301,000 after purchasing an additional 1,728 shares during the period. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 63.7% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 4,881 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 1,899 shares during the period. 7.84% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on VOD shares. DZ Bank raised Vodafone Group Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, April 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an "underweight" rating on shares of Vodafone Group Public in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, Bank of America downgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, March 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Vodafone Group Public currently has a consensus rating of "Hold".

Vodafone Group Public Stock Down 2.2%

NASDAQ:VOD traded down $0.21 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $9.10. The stock had a trading volume of 9,589,619 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,692,954. The company has a market capitalization of $22.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.61. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 1-year low of $8.00 and a 1-year high of $10.39. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $9.26 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $8.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 1.34.

About Vodafone Group Public

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.