Mariner LLC Has $7.65 Million Stake in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Mariner LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD - Free Report) by 5.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 900,477 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock after buying an additional 45,669 shares during the period. Mariner LLC's holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $7,645,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of VOD. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 63.7% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 4,881 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 1,899 shares during the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 912.9% in the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 7,212 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 6,500 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC lifted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 84.2% during the fourth quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 10,598 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $87,000 after buying an additional 4,846 shares in the last quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vodafone Group Public during the fourth quarter worth about $89,000. Finally, Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $90,000. 7.84% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vodafone Group Public Price Performance

Shares of Vodafone Group Public stock traded down $0.01 during trading on Thursday, hitting $9.30. The stock had a trading volume of 7,380,727 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,122,647. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a fifty-two week low of $8.00 and a fifty-two week 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 firm has a market cap of $22.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.15, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.58. The business has a fifty day moving average of $9.03 and a two-hundred day moving average of $8.90.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have weighed in on VOD. DZ Bank raised shares of Vodafone Group Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. Bank of America downgraded Vodafone Group Public from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, March 24th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, April 18th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued an "underweight" rating on shares of Vodafone Group Public in a report on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on 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.