Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Shares Purchased by HF Advisory Group LLC

HF Advisory Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD - Free Report) by 22.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 193,097 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock after acquiring an additional 35,585 shares during the quarter. HF Advisory Group LLC's holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $1,809,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 36.6% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 21,925 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $186,000 after buying an additional 5,869 shares in the last quarter. Entropy Technologies LP purchased a new position in shares of Vodafone Group Public during the 4th quarter valued at $110,000. Tevis Investment Management raised its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 16.9% in the 4th quarter. Tevis Investment Management now owns 146,447 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $1,279,000 after acquiring an additional 21,193 shares in the last quarter. Lester Murray Antman dba SimplyRich purchased a new stake in Vodafone Group Public in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $295,000. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 20.0% in the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 15,767 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $134,000 after buying an additional 2,633 shares in the last quarter. 7.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Down 2.6%

NASDAQ VOD traded down $0.27 during trading on Friday, hitting $9.94. The company's stock had a trading volume of 10,903,331 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,527,676. The company has a market cap of $24.74 billion, a PE ratio of 8.72, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 1.34. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a fifty-two week low of $8.00 and a fifty-two week high of $10.60. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $9.48 and its 200-day simple moving average is $9.00.

Vodafone Group Public Cuts Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently commented on VOD. Wall Street Zen downgraded Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 27th. 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an "underweight" rating on shares of Vodafone Group Public in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded Vodafone Group Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold".

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.