Vodafone Group (VOD) to Release Earnings on Thursday

Vodafone Group (NASDAQ:VOD - Get Free Report) is projected to release its Q1 2026 earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, July 24th. Analysts expect Vodafone Group to post earnings of $0.23 per share and revenue of $22.07 billion for the quarter.

Vodafone Group Trading Up 0.3%

NASDAQ VOD traded up $0.03 on Friday, hitting $10.97. The company's stock had a trading volume of 6,237,295 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,356,595. Vodafone Group has a 52-week low of $8.00 and a 52-week high of $11.03. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $10.31 and its 200 day simple moving average is $9.38. The firm has a market cap of $28.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.62, a PEG ratio of 0.49 and a beta of 0.59.

Vodafone Group Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 6th will be paid a $0.2355 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 6.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 6th. Vodafone Group's payout ratio is presently 41.23%.

Institutional Trading of Vodafone Group

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of VOD. Focus Partners Wealth grew its holdings in Vodafone Group by 19.7% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 20,830 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $195,000 after purchasing an additional 3,435 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in shares of Vodafone Group by 1.9% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 296,581 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $2,779,000 after buying an additional 5,592 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Vodafone Group by 21.4% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 66,351 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $622,000 after acquiring an additional 11,703 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 7.84% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VOD has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an "underweight" rating on shares of Vodafone Group in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Bank of America cut Vodafone Group from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, March 24th. Berenberg Bank upgraded Vodafone Group to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on Vodafone Group in a research note on Wednesday, July 2nd. They set an "equal weight" rating for the company. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Vodafone Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold".

About Vodafone Group

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.