Quantinno Capital Management LP Has $3.31 Million Stock Position in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its stake in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD - Free Report) by 83.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 389,803 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock after purchasing an additional 177,260 shares during the quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP's holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $3,309,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Quadrant Capital Group LLC raised its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 1,454 shares in the last quarter. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. raised its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 8.6% in the fourth quarter. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 20,395 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $173,000 after purchasing an additional 1,611 shares in the last quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. raised its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 17.8% in the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its stake in 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 in the last quarter. Finally, SOL Capital Management CO raised its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 14.1% in the fourth quarter. SOL Capital Management CO now owns 16,200 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $138,000 after purchasing an additional 2,000 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 7.84% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an "underweight" rating on shares of Vodafone Group Public in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. StockNews.com upgraded Vodafone Group Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday. Bank of America cut Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, March 24th. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded Vodafone Group Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy".

Vodafone Group Public Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VOD opened at $9.64 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $24.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The stock's 50-day moving average is $9.26 and its 200-day moving average is $8.87. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 1-year low of $8.00 and a 1-year high of $10.39.

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.

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