Vodafone Group Public Limited (LON:VOD - Get Free Report)'s stock price hit a new 52-week low on Thursday . The company traded as low as GBX 0.59 ($0.01) and last traded at GBX 77.70 ($0.98), with a volume of 283098219 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 76.10 ($0.96).
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several brokerages recently commented on VOD. Citigroup restated a "neutral" rating and issued a GBX 68 ($0.85) price target on shares of Vodafone Group Public in a research report on Wednesday, March 20th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Vodafone Group Public from GBX 80 ($1.00) to GBX 85 ($1.07) and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of GBX 98.40 ($1.24).
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Vodafone Group Public Trading Up 1.9 %
The company has a current ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 109.39. The company has a market cap of £20.99 billion, a PE ratio of 242.25, a P/E/G ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 0.48. The business's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 68.74 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 69.35.
Vodafone Group Public Announces Dividend
The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 6th will be given a €0.05 ($0.05) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 6th. This represents a yield of 5.53%. Vodafone Group Public's payout ratio is 2,500.00%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, insider Van Boxmeer bought 823,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 27th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 69 ($0.87) per share, for a total transaction of £568,215 ($713,658.63). In other Vodafone Group Public news, insider Van Boxmeer purchased 823,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 27th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 69 ($0.87) per share, for a total transaction of £568,215 ($713,658.63). Also, insider Luka Mucic purchased 2,460,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 15th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 70 ($0.88) per share, for a total transaction of £1,722,000 ($2,162,773.17). Insiders own 8.25% of the company's stock.
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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