FNY Investment Advisers LLC Has $140,000 Stake in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

FNY Investment Advisers LLC cut its position in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD - Free Report) by 76.2% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 15,000 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock after selling 48,000 shares during the quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC's holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $140,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Quadrant Capital Group LLC boosted its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 1,454 shares during the period. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. raised its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 8.6% in the 4th quarter. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 20,395 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $173,000 after purchasing an additional 1,611 shares in the last quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. boosted its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 17.8% in the 4th 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. New Century Financial Group LLC grew its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 12.5% during the 1st quarter. New Century Financial Group LLC now owns 16,486 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $154,000 after purchasing an additional 1,835 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 1,899 shares during the period. 7.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VOD has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. DZ Bank raised Vodafone Group Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Wall Street Zen lowered Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 27th. Bank of America downgraded Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, March 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an "underweight" rating on shares of Vodafone Group Public in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold".

Vodafone Group Public Trading Up 2.6%

Shares of VOD opened at $10.24 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.37. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 52-week low of $8.00 and a 52-week high of $10.60. The firm has a market cap of $25.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.98, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.58. The business's fifty day moving average is $9.65 and its 200-day moving average is $9.05.

Vodafone Group Public Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 6th will be given a $0.2355 dividend. This represents a yield of 6.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 6th. Vodafone Group Public's dividend payout ratio is presently 41.23%.

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.

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