151,435 Shares in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Bought by Collar Capital Management LLC

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

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 63.7% in the fourth 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 during the period. GeoWealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 258.0% during the fourth quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC now owns 5,180 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $44,000 after acquiring an additional 3,733 shares in the last quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 509.7% in the fourth quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 6,829 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $58,000 after acquiring an additional 5,709 shares during the period. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust grew its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 6,500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 84.2% during the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 10,598 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $87,000 after purchasing an additional 4,846 shares during the period. 7.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on VOD shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an "underweight" rating on shares of Vodafone Group Public in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. DZ Bank raised shares of Vodafone Group Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. Bank of America downgraded Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, March 24th. Finally, StockNews.com cut Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, April 26th. 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 issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold".

Vodafone Group Public Price Performance

VOD traded up $0.05 during trading on Friday, reaching $9.30. The stock had a trading volume of 12,660,779 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,679,967. The business has a 50-day moving average of $9.26 and a 200-day moving average of $8.89. 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 quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.37. The stock has a market cap of $22.02 billion, a PE ratio of 8.16, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.61.

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.