Stifel Financial Corp Raises Position in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Stifel Financial Corp increased its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD - Free Report) by 8.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 846,901 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock after purchasing an additional 68,833 shares during the quarter. Stifel Financial Corp's holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $7,190,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VOD. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 17.8% during 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 during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its position in Vodafone Group Public by 1,260.2% in the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 326,147 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $2,769,000 after acquiring an additional 302,170 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,749,429 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $14,853,000 after purchasing an additional 23,843 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP bought a new stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public during the fourth quarter worth $2,330,000. Finally, Forum Financial Management LP grew its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 34.8% in the fourth quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 27,038 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $230,000 after purchasing an additional 6,987 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 7.84% of the company's stock.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Down 1.2 %

NASDAQ VOD traded down $0.12 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $9.61. 17,585,406 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,458,235. The company has a market cap of $22.75 billion, a PE ratio of 8.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 1.34. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 52 week low of $8.00 and a 52 week high of $10.39. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $9.19 and its 200-day simple moving average is $8.89.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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