Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Shares Sold by Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P.

Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P. cut its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD - Free Report) by 67.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 19,231 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock after selling 39,858 shares during the period. Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P.'s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $163,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VOD. Quadrant Capital Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 11.2% in the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 14,409 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $123,000 after buying an additional 1,454 shares during the last quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. boosted its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 17.8% in the fourth quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 10,819 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $92,000 after buying an additional 1,631 shares in the last quarter. Cohen Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Cohen Investment Advisors LLC now owns 35,470 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $301,000 after buying an additional 1,728 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 63.7% during 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 in the last quarter. Finally, SOL Capital Management CO lifted its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 14.1% in the 4th quarter. SOL Capital Management CO now owns 16,200 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $138,000 after purchasing an additional 2,000 shares during the period. 7.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vodafone Group Public Trading Up 1.9 %

Shares of NASDAQ VOD traded up $0.18 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $9.76. 22,700,095 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,350,187. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 12 month low of $8.00 and a 12 month high of $10.39. The company's 50 day moving average price is $9.13 and its 200 day moving average price is $8.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have weighed in on VOD. DZ Bank raised shares of Vodafone Group Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Bank of America downgraded Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, March 24th. StockNews.com cut Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued an "underweight" rating on shares of Vodafone Group Public in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Vodafone Group Public has an average rating of "Hold".

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.