Graham Capital Management L.P. acquired a new position in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 75,146 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock, valued at approximately $638,000.
Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VOD. Fullcircle Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 31.3% during the 4th quarter. Fullcircle Wealth LLC now owns 84,881 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $716,000 after purchasing an additional 20,226 shares in the last quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 341.2% during the 4th quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 4,146,322 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $35,202,000 after buying an additional 3,206,506 shares in the last quarter. Collar Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,286,000. CoreCap Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 509.7% in the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 13.6% during the 4th quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 513,373 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $4,359,000 after acquiring an additional 61,576 shares during the period. 7.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Vodafone Group Public Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ VOD opened at $9.04 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $22.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.93, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.37. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a fifty-two week low of $8.00 and a fifty-two week high of $10.39. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $9.25 and its 200 day simple moving average is $8.88.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of research firms have commented on VOD. Bank of America cut shares of Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, March 24th. DZ Bank raised Vodafone Group Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an "underweight" rating on shares of Vodafone Group Public in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, April 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold".
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About Vodafone Group Public
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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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