Leo Wealth LLC lifted its position in Vodafone Group PLC (NASDAQ:VOD - Free Report) by 67.6% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 151,950 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock after buying an additional 61,272 shares during the period. Leo Wealth LLC's holdings in Vodafone Group were worth $1,424,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in VOD. Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Vodafone Group in the 1st quarter valued at about $31,000. NBC Securities Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vodafone Group by 116,833.3% in the first quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 3,508 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 3,505 shares during the period. GeoWealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Vodafone Group 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 purchasing an additional 3,733 shares during the last quarter. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vodafone Group during the first quarter worth $60,000. Finally, CoreCap Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group by 509.7% during the fourth quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 6,829 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $58,000 after buying an additional 5,709 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 7.84% of the company's stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
VOD has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on Vodafone Group in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd. They set an "equal weight" rating for the company. Bank of America cut shares of Vodafone Group from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, March 24th. Berenberg Bank upgraded shares of Vodafone Group to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an "underweight" rating on shares of Vodafone Group in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Vodafone Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold".
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Vodafone Group Stock Down 0.9%
Shares of NASDAQ:VOD traded down $0.10 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $10.92. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,071,014 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,303,747. Vodafone Group PLC has a 52 week low of $8.00 and a 52 week high of $11.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 1.23. The company has a market capitalization of $28.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.57, a P/E/G ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 0.59. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $10.25 and its 200 day moving average price is $9.34.
Vodafone Group Cuts Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 6th will be issued a $0.2355 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 6.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 6th. Vodafone Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 41.23%.
Vodafone Group Company Profile
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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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