90,750 Shares in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Bought by Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC

Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC acquired a new position in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 90,750 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock, valued at approximately $770,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings 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 during the last quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC grew its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 258.0% in the 4th quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC now owns 5,180 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 3,733 shares during the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its position 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 during the last quarter. 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 valued at $87,000 after purchasing an additional 4,846 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Savvy Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $89,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 7.84% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently issued reports on VOD. StockNews.com lowered Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, April 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an "underweight" rating on shares of Vodafone Group Public in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. DZ Bank upgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Bank of America downgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, March 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Vodafone Group Public has a consensus rating of "Hold".

Vodafone Group Public Trading Up 1.0 %

NASDAQ:VOD traded up $0.10 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $9.70. The company's stock had a trading volume of 5,587,478 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,455,955. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 1.34. The stock has a market cap of $22.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.50, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.61. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $9.21 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $8.88. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a twelve month low of $8.00 and a twelve month 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.