Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Shares Bought by Vident Advisory LLC

Vident Advisory LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD - Free Report) by 84.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 58,704 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock after purchasing an additional 26,804 shares during the period. Vident Advisory LLC's holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $498,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VOD. Two Sigma Advisers LP boosted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 9.8% in the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 866,800 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $7,359,000 after purchasing an additional 77,200 shares in the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP lifted its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 83.4% in the 4th quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 389,803 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $3,309,000 after purchasing an additional 177,260 shares during the period. NorthRock Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Vodafone Group Public during the fourth quarter worth $126,000. Graham Capital Management L.P. acquired a new stake in Vodafone Group Public during the fourth quarter valued at $638,000. Finally, Fullcircle Wealth LLC increased its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 31.3% in the fourth quarter. Fullcircle Wealth LLC now owns 84,881 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $716,000 after buying an additional 20,226 shares in the last quarter. 7.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VOD has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued an "underweight" rating on shares of Vodafone Group Public in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. DZ Bank upgraded Vodafone Group Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Bank of America cut Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, March 24th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday. One equities 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 issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold".

Vodafone Group Public Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VOD traded down $0.05 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $10.34. The stock had a trading volume of 16,114,884 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,311,135. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 1 year low of $8.00 and a 1 year high of $10.60. The company has a market capitalization of $25.74 billion, a PE ratio of 9.07, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.61. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $9.37 and a 200-day simple moving average of $8.94.

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 paid a dividend of $0.2355 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 6th. This represents a yield of 6.6%. Vodafone Group Public's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 41.23%.

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.