Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC Purchases Shares of 128,940 Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 128,940 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock, valued at approximately $1,095,000.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC boosted its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC now owns 22,006,311 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $186,834,000 after purchasing an additional 97,636 shares during the period. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 18.1% during the 4th quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC now owns 14,598,375 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $123,940,000 after acquiring an additional 2,238,935 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 9,027,376 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $76,642,000 after purchasing an additional 255,623 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can raised its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 28.2% in the fourth quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 5,483,837 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $46,558,000 after purchasing an additional 1,206,256 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 12.4% during the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,429,784 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $46,099,000 after acquiring an additional 601,151 shares during the last quarter. 7.84% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vodafone Group Public Trading Up 2.1 %

Shares of Vodafone Group Public stock traded up $0.20 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $9.37. The company's stock had a trading volume of 7,406,440 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,043,561. The company has a market capitalization of $22.17 billion, a PE ratio of 8.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.58. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 12 month low of $8.00 and a 12 month high of $10.39. 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 50 day moving average of $8.95 and a 200 day moving average of $8.92.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have commented on VOD. Bank of America downgraded Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, March 24th. StockNews.com downgraded Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, March 24th. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Vodafone Group Public currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy".

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.