Vodafone Group (VOD) to Release Earnings on Thursday

Vodafone Group (NASDAQ:VOD - Get Free Report) is projected to announce its Q1 2026 earnings results 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 Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:VOD traded down $0.07 during trading on Thursday, hitting $10.94. The company's stock had a trading volume of 4,981,232 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,326,478. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a current ratio of 1.26. Vodafone Group has a fifty-two week low of $8.00 and a fifty-two week high of $11.03. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $10.25 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $9.34. The company has a market capitalization of $28.66 billion, a PE ratio of 9.60, a PEG ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 0.59.

Vodafone Group Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 1st. Investors 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 dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 41.23%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently commented on VOD. Berenberg Bank upgraded Vodafone Group to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Bank of America lowered Vodafone Group from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, March 24th. Morgan Stanley started coverage on Vodafone Group in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd. They issued an "equal weight" rating for the company. Wall Street Zen lowered Vodafone Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued an "underweight" rating on shares of Vodafone Group in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold".

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vodafone Group

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VOD. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its position in shares of Vodafone Group by 19.7% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 20,830 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $195,000 after buying an additional 3,435 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 11,703 shares during the period. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in 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 purchasing an additional 5,592 shares during the period. 7.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Vodafone Group 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.