Vodafone Group Public (VOD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company also provides consumer Internet of Things (IoT) propositions, as well as security and insurance products; mobile services; logistics, fleet management, and smart metering services; WiFi; digital services comprising mobile application development, multi-access edge computing, worker insights, AI assistant, drone detection, visual inspection, and mixed reality, as well as Vodafone Analytics platform; and traditional IT hosting services, including colocation, managed hosting, security, hosting infrastructure, and flexible computing for government. In addition, it offers integrated business communication services, as well as fixed mobile convergence services; and carrier services, as well as IoT devices comprising managed tablets and integrated terminals. Further, it offers M-Pesa, an African mobile money platform to make payments and provide financial services; Vodafone Business multi-cloud platform; and productivity solutions, as well as operates digital cloud-based television platforms. It serves private and public sector customers in the manufacturing, retail, automotive, banking finance, healthcare, smart cities and public, agriculture, transport and logistics, and energy and utilities management industries. It offers its products and services through digital and physical channels. Vodafone Group Public Limited Company has a strategic partnership with Open Fiber. The company was incorporated in 1984 and is based in Newbury, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.61 to $9.74
• 50-Day Range: $8.19 to $9.86
• 52-Week Range: $8.00 to $10.39
• Volume: 17.59 million shs
• Average Volume: 7.44 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $22.75 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.43
• Dividend Yield: 4.68%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Vodafone Group Public Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Vodafone Group Public scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 118th out of 654 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Vodafone Group Public.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 30.26%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Vodafone Group Public are expected to grow by 30.26% in the coming year, from $0.76 to $0.99 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Vodafone Group Public is 8.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Vodafone Group Public is 8.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 42.78.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Vodafone Group Public has a PEG Ratio of 0.66. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Vodafone Group Public has a P/B Ratio of 0.39. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.62% of the float of Vodafone Group Public has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Vodafone Group Public has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Vodafone Group Public has recently decreased by 3.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Vodafone Group Public is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.81%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Vodafone Group Public does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Vodafone Group Public is 39.47%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Vodafone Group Public will have a dividend payout ratio of 45.45% next year. This indicates that Vodafone Group Public will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.62% of the float of Vodafone Group Public has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Vodafone Group Public has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Vodafone Group Public has recently decreased by 3.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.93

News Sentiment

Vodafone Group Public has a news sentiment score of 0.93. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.79 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Vodafone Group Public this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

25 people have searched for VOD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 127% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 6 people have added Vodafone Group Public to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -45% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Vodafone Group Public insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.00% of the stock of Vodafone Group Public is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 7.84% of the stock of Vodafone Group Public is held by institutions.

VOD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VOD shares performed this year?

Vodafone Group Public's stock was trading at $8.49 at the beginning of the year. Since then, VOD stock has increased by 13.2% and is now trading at $9.61.
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Does Vodafone Group Public have any subsidiaries?

Vodafone Group Public subsidiaries include GrandCentrix GmbH, Liberty Global, Hellas Online, The Cobra Group, ONO, Kabel Deutschland, Vodafone Fixed Ltd, and others.

Who are Vodafone Group Public's major shareholders?

Vodafone Group Public's top institutional shareholders include Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. (0.25%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.23%), Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. (0.10%) and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.05%).

How do I buy shares of Vodafone Group Public?

Shares of VOD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Vodafone Group Public own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Vodafone Group Public investors own include AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Pfizer (PFE), Meta Platforms (META), Intel (INTC) and NVIDIA (NVDA).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 2/7 Dividend: 11/22/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 2/7 Dividend: 11/22/2024
• Dividend Payable: 2/07/2025
• Today: 5/02/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/13/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Radiotelephone communication
• Sub-Industry: Communication
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:VOD
• CIK: 839923
• Web: www.vodafone.com
• Phone: (416) 353-3251
• Fax: 44-16-3558-0857
• Employees: 104,000
• Year Founded: 1982

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.43
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.64
• P/E Growth: 0.66
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.78
• Current Ratio: 1.37
• Quick Ratio: 1.34

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $37.01 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.61
• Cash Flow: $5.79 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.66
• Book Value: $24.45 per share
• Price / Book: 0.39

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,367,357,000
• Free Float: 2,513,819,000
• Market Cap: $22.75 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.58