Two Sigma Advisers LP Buys 77,200 Shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Two Sigma Advisers LP increased its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD - Free Report) by 9.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 866,800 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock after purchasing an additional 77,200 shares during the quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP's holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $7,359,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VOD. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 63.7% in the 4th 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 during the last quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 258.0% in the fourth quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC now owns 5,180 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 3,733 shares in the last quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC grew its position in Vodafone Group Public by 509.7% in the fourth quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 6,829 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $58,000 after acquiring an additional 5,709 shares during the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 912.9% during the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 7,212 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $61,000 after acquiring an additional 6,500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 84.2% in the fourth quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 10,598 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $87,000 after acquiring an additional 4,846 shares during the last quarter. 7.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. DZ Bank raised shares of Vodafone Group Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. Bank of America cut 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, Wall Street Zen lowered Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold".

Vodafone Group Public Trading Up 0.3%

VOD traded up $0.03 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $10.50. 17,703,080 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,216,935. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a one year low of $8.00 and a one year high of $10.60. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $9.34 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $8.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $26.14 billion, a PE ratio of 9.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.61.

Vodafone Group Public Cuts Dividend

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

About Vodafone Group Public

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.