Blair William & Co. IL lessened its position in shares of Vodafone Group PLC (NASDAQ:VOD - Free Report) by 47.5% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 25,602 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock after selling 23,162 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL's holdings in Vodafone Group were worth $240,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Vodafone Group by 39.7% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 611,461 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $5,191,000 after purchasing an additional 173,816 shares during the last quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Vodafone Group in the 4th quarter valued at $89,000. Barclays PLC raised its position in Vodafone Group by 57,500.0% in the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 29,952 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $254,000 after purchasing an additional 29,900 shares during the last quarter. Mariner LLC raised its position in Vodafone Group by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 900,477 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $7,645,000 after purchasing an additional 45,669 shares during the last quarter. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new stake in Vodafone Group in the 4th quarter valued at $1,066,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 7.84% of the company's stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several analysts recently commented on VOD shares. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded shares of Vodafone Group from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating and set a $136.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Morgan Stanley started coverage on shares of Vodafone Group in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. They set an "equal weight" rating for the company. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Vodafone Group to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 12th. Berenberg Bank upgraded shares of Vodafone Group to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an "underweight" rating on shares of Vodafone Group in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $136.00.
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Vodafone Group Price Performance
NASDAQ VOD traded up $0.03 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $11.67. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,318,123 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,787,670. The stock has a market cap of $28.32 billion, a PE ratio of 10.24, a PEG ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.62. Vodafone Group PLC has a fifty-two week low of $8.00 and a fifty-two week high of $11.69. The company's 50-day moving average is $10.82 and its two-hundred day moving average is $9.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a current ratio of 1.26.
Vodafone Group Cuts Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 1st. Investors of record on Friday, June 6th were paid a $0.2355 dividend. This represents a yield of 660.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 6th. Vodafone Group's dividend payout ratio is presently 42.98%.
About Vodafone Group
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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.
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