Guggenheim Capital LLC Has $1.16 Million Holdings in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Guggenheim Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD - Free Report) by 73.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 136,957 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock after purchasing an additional 58,091 shares during the quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC's holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $1,163,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Lester Murray Antman dba SimplyRich bought a new position in shares of Vodafone Group Public in the fourth quarter worth about $295,000. Atria Investments Inc increased its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 8.7% in the fourth quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 842,286 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $7,151,000 after purchasing an additional 67,086 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP increased its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 9.0% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 27,103 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $227,000 after purchasing an additional 2,246 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 16.1% in the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 31,173 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $265,000 after purchasing an additional 4,332 shares during the period. Finally, FNY Investment Advisers LLC increased its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 62,900.0% in the fourth quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC now owns 63,000 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $534,000 after purchasing an additional 62,900 shares during the period. 7.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VOD has been the topic of several research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated 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 note on Friday, March 7th. StockNews.com lowered Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday. Finally, Bank of America lowered Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, March 24th. 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's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Vodafone Group Public has a consensus rating of "Hold".

Vodafone Group Public Price Performance

NASDAQ VOD traded up $0.22 during trading on Monday, reaching $9.57. 15,235,015 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,243,857. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.37. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $9.10 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $8.89. The company has a market cap of $22.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.39, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.58. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 1-year low of $8.00 and a 1-year high of $10.39.

Vodafone Group Public Company 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.