Vodafone Group Public (VOD) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Vodafone is a leading European and African telecoms company. We serve around 370 million mobile and broadband customers, operating networks in 15 countries with investments in a further four and partners in over 40 more. We have capacity on more than 70 subsea cable systems – the backbone of the internet – and we are developing a new direct-to-mobile satellite communications service to connect areas without coverage. Vodafone runs one of the world’s largest IoT platforms, with over 240 million IoT connections globally, and we provide financial services to around 103 million customers across seven African countries – managing more transactions than any other provider. From the seabed to the stars, Vodafone’s purpose is to keep everyone connected.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 116.80 to 120.40
• 50-Day Range: 97.76 to 122.71
• 52-Week Range: 83.40 to 123.80
• Volume: 41.33 million shs
• Average Volume: 91.62 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £27.66 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 3.33%
• Price Target: GBX 114.60
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Vodafone Group Public Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Vodafone Group Public scored higher than 48% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Vodafone Group Public has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Vodafone Group Public is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Vodafone Group Public has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Vodafone Group Public is -72.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Vodafone Group Public is -72.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Vodafone Group Public has a PEG Ratio of 0.59. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Vodafone Group Public has a P/B Ratio of 0.53. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for VOD.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Vodafone Group Public pays a meaningful dividend of 3.33%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Vodafone Group Public does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.36

News Sentiment

Vodafone Group Public has a news sentiment score of 1.36. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Vodafone Group Public this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

15 people have searched for VOD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Vodafone Group Public to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

4 insiders have purchased shares of Vodafone Group Public in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Vodafone Group Public insiders have sold 3,566.31% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £88,475.77 in company stock and sold £3,243,792.12 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.45% of the stock of Vodafone Group Public is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

59.22% of the stock of Vodafone Group Public is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Diversified Telecommunication Services
• Sub-Industry: Integrated Telecommunication Services
• Current Symbol: LON:VOD
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.vodafone.com
• Phone: +44-1635-33251
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 104,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Vodafone Group Public: GBX 114.60
• High Price Target: GBX 155
• Low Price Target: GBX 85
• Potential Upside/Downside: -2.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX (1.65)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.42
• P/E Growth: 0.59
• Net Income: £797.39 million
• Net Margins: -1.02%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -0.79%
• Return on Assets: 1.45%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 103.96
• Current Ratio: 1.07
• Quick Ratio: 0.78

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £40.46 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.67
• Cash Flow: GBX 71.27 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.65
• Book Value: GBX 222.64 per share
• Price / Book: 0.53

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 23,110,026,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £27.19 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.32