Should I buy or sell Vodafone Group Public stock right now?

7 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Vodafone Group Public in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 4 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" VOD shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in VOD, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. View VOD analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

What is Vodafone Group Public's stock price target for 2024?

7 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Vodafone Group Public's shares. Their VOD share price targets range from GBX 78 to GBX 165. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach GBX 105.64 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 47.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for VOD or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts .

How have VOD shares performed in 2023?

Vodafone Group Public's stock was trading at GBX 84.24 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, VOD stock has decreased by 14.9% and is now trading at GBX 71.67. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here .

How often does Vodafone Group Public pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Vodafone Group Public?

Vodafone Group Public announced a dividend on Tuesday, November 14th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 23rd will be given a dividend of GBX 0.05 per share on Friday, February 2nd. This represents a dividend yield of 5.07%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 23rd. The official announcement can be viewed at this link . Read our dividend analysis for VOD .

Is Vodafone Group Public a good dividend stock?

Vodafone Group Public (LON:VOD) pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 10.92%. VOD has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 2,424.24%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Read our dividend analysis for VOD .

What other stocks do shareholders of Vodafone Group Public own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Vodafone Group Public investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) , GSK (GSK) , Barclays (BARC) , BP (BP) , AT&T (T) , General Electric (GE) , Intel (INTC) , Bank of America (BAC) , Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Aviva (AV) .

How do I buy shares of Vodafone Group Public?

Shares of VOD stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

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

GBX 71.67

+0.34 (+0.48%)

(As of 12/1/2023 ET)

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Today's Range: 70.82
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71.84
50-Day Range: 70.81
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80.71
52-Week Range: 69.73
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103.24

Volume: 39.15 million shs
Average Volume: 76.51 million shs
Market Capitalization: £19.41 billion

P/E Ratio: 217.18
Dividend Yield: 11.16%
Price Target: GBX 105.64

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Vodafone Group Public MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Hold
2.14 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 47.4% Upside
GBX 105.64 Price Target
Short Interest: N/A
Dividend Strength: Weak
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: -0.86
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment: 0.34
Based on 2 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

2.48 out of 5 stars

3.1

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Vodafone Group Public has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.14, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of GBX 105.64, Vodafone Group Public has a forecasted upside of 47.4% from its current price of GBX 71.67.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Vodafone Group Public has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

N/A

Short Interest

Short Interest
There is no current short interest data available for VOD.

1.7

Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
Vodafone Group Public is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 10.92%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
Vodafone Group Public does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Vodafone Group Public is 2,424.24%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

3.2

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
Vodafone Group Public has received a 32.07% net impact score from Upright. Vodafone seems to create the most significant positive value in categories "Taxes", "Knowledge infrastructure", and "Jobs". The positive contribution in the "Knowledge infrastructure" impact category is mostly driven by its "Mobile consumer internet provision", "IoT software", and "Fixed consumer internet provision" products. See details.
Environmental Sustainability
The Environmental Impact score for Vodafone Group Public is -0.86.

2.4

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Vodafone Group Public has a news sentiment score of 0.34. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.44 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Vodafone Group Public this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
46 people have searched for VOD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 84% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
5 people have added Vodafone Group Public to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

0.8

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Vodafone Group Public insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 5.05% of the stock of Vodafone Group Public is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
55.84% 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.

2.5

Earnings and Valuation

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Vodafone Group Public is 217.18, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 120.91.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Vodafone Group Public is 217.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 356.76.
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 0.32. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Vodafone Group Public Stock (LON:VOD)

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. The company also provides consumer Internet of Things (IoT) propositions, as well as security and insurance products; mobile services; logistics, fleet management, and smart metering services; WiFi; digital services comprising mobile application development, multi-access edge computing, worker insights, AI assistant, drone detection, visual inspection, and mixed reality, as well as Vodafone Analytics platform; and traditional IT hosting services, including colocation, managed hosting, security, hosting infrastructure, and flexible computing for government. In addition, it offers integrated business communication services, as well as fixed mobile convergence services; and carrier services, as well as IoT devices comprising managed tablets and integrated terminals. Further, it offers M-Pesa, an African mobile money platform to make payments and provide financial services; Vodafone Business multi-cloud platform; and productivity solutions, as well as operates digital cloud-based television platforms. It serves private and public sector customers in the manufacturing, retail, automotive, banking finance, healthcare, smart cities and public, agriculture, transport and logistics, and energy and utilities management industries. It offers its products and services through digital and physical channels. Vodafone Group Public Limited Company has a strategic partnership with Open Fiber. The company was incorporated in 1984 and is based in Newbury, the United Kingdom.

VOD Stock Price History

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VOD Stock News Headlines

November 30, 2023 | americanbankingnews.com

Vodafone Group Public (LON:VOD) Rating Reiterated by Barclays

November 23, 2023 | americanbankingnews.com

Vodafone Group Public Limited (LON:VOD) Receives Consensus Rating of "Hold" from Brokerages

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Vodafone Group Public (LON:VOD) Price Target Cut to GBX 78 by Analysts at Citigroup

November 20, 2023 | msn.com

I’ve just bought a great value dividend stock and it isn’t Vodafone

November 20, 2023 | msn.com

Should I buy Vodafone shares for the 10.7% dividend yield?

November 15, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

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November 14, 2023 | msn.com

Vodafone reports Q2 improvement after Germany returns to growth

November 14, 2023 | msn.com

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November 14, 2023 | msn.com

What’s going on with the Vodafone share price now?

November 9, 2023 | seekingalpha.com

Vodafone Q2 Earnings Preview: Slowly Moving In The Right Direction

November 7, 2023 | msn.com

With a P/E ratio of 2 and a yield of 10%, is Vodafone the FTSE 100’s best bargain?

November 6, 2023 | uk.style.yahoo.com

Warsop girl is star of the show in 'warm and uplifting' Vodafone Christmas advert

November 4, 2023 | msn.com

10.4% yield! Here’s the dividend forecast for Vodafone shares for the next TWO years

November 2, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

EU antitrust regulators see no issues with Vodafone Hutchison mobile tie-up

October 31, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - Nov. 1

October 31, 2023 | uk.movies.yahoo.com

FTSE 100 Live: BP in new $1.5 billion share buyback, IG job cuts, Vodafone Spain sale

October 26, 2023 | msn.com

Vodafone and Wi-Fi vendors play tug of war over 6 GHz

October 24, 2023 | msn.com

4 reasons I think Vodafone is one of the best FTSE 100 stocks to consider buying!

October 22, 2023 | uk.finance.yahoo.com

Plan to fix countryside mobile ‘not spots’ faces two-year delay

October 19, 2023 | msn.com

Eir, Ryanair, and Vodafone among brands which saw most contacts to CCPC

October 19, 2023 | msn.com

Safaricom finalises acquisition of M-Pesa holdings from Vodafone

October 18, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

UPDATE 1-UK mobile operator EE eyes growth with new retail platform

October 17, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Vodafone, Three execs tell lawmakers their UK merger will benefit 5G, jobs

October 13, 2023 | msn.com

Here’s the 2-year dividend forecast for Vodafone!

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: LON
Industry: Telecom Services
Sub-Industry: N/A
Sector: Communication Services
Current Symbol: LON:VOD
CUSIP: N/A
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 Stock Price Target: GBX 105.64
High Stock Price Target: GBX 165
Low Stock Price Target: GBX 78
Potential Upside/Downside: +47.4%
Consensus Rating: Hold
Rating Score (0-4): 2.14
Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.33
Trailing P/E Ratio: 217.18
Forward P/E Ratio: 13.71
P/E Growth: 0.59
Net Income: £10.55 billion
Net Margins: 23.59%
Pretax Margin: N/A
Return on Equity: 18.40%
Return on Assets: 1.44%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 109.39
Current Ratio: 0.89
Quick Ratio: 0.78

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: £44.71 billion
Price / Sales: 0.43
Cash Flow: GBX 43.42 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 1.65
Book Value: GBX 224 per share
Price / Book: 0.32

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 27,080,000,000
Free Float: N/A
Market Cap: £19.41 billion
Optionable: Not Optionable
Beta: 0.51

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Key Executives

Ms. Margherita Della Valle (Age 57)
Group CEO & Executive Director
Comp: $2.12M
Mr. Luka Mucic (Age 52)
Group CFO & Executive Director
Mr. Scott Petty
Group Chief Technology Officer
Stefanie Reichel
Director of Legal & Compliance
Ms. Maaike Helena De Bie
Group General Counsel & Company Secretary
Ms. Leanne Susan Wood (Age 50)
Chief Human Resources Officer
Mr. António Rui de Lacerda Carrapatoso
Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone Portugal Operations
Ms. Serpil Timuray (Age 54)
Chief Executive Officer of Europe Cluster
Mr. Rob Mukherjee
Head of North West regional business
Mr. Tony Bailey
Head of Regional Business

Key Competitors

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Insiders

Margherita D. Valle
Sold 631,829 shares
Total: £46.12 M ($73.00/share)

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VOD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Vodafone Group Public stock right now?: 7 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Vodafone Group Public in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 4 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" VOD shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in VOD, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
View VOD analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.
What is Vodafone Group Public's stock price target for 2024?: 7 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Vodafone Group Public's shares. Their VOD share price targets range from GBX 78 to GBX 165. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach GBX 105.64 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 47.4% from the stock's current price.
View analysts price targets for VOD or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.
How have VOD shares performed in 2023?: Vodafone Group Public's stock was trading at GBX 84.24 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, VOD stock has decreased by 14.9% and is now trading at GBX 71.67.
View the best growth stocks for 2023 here.
How often does Vodafone Group Public pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Vodafone Group Public?: Vodafone Group Public announced a dividend on Tuesday, November 14th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 23rd will be given a dividend of GBX 0.05 per share on Friday, February 2nd. This represents a dividend yield of 5.07%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 23rd. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.
Read our dividend analysis for VOD.

Is Vodafone Group Public a good dividend stock?: Vodafone Group Public (LON:VOD) pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 10.92%. VOD has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 2,424.24%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.
Read our dividend analysis for VOD.
What other stocks do shareholders of Vodafone Group Public own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Vodafone Group Public investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), GSK (GSK), Barclays (BARC), BP (BP), AT&T (T), General Electric (GE), Intel (INTC), Bank of America (BAC), Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Aviva (AV).
How do I buy shares of Vodafone Group Public?: Shares of VOD stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.
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This page (LON:VOD) was last updated on 12/2/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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

Vodafone Group Public MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Overall MarketRank™

Analyst's Opinion

Short Interest

Short Interest

Dividend Strength

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score

Environmental Sustainability

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment

News Coverage This Week

Search Interest

MarketBeat Follows

Company Ownership

Earnings and Valuation

About Vodafone Group Public Stock (LON:VOD)

VOD Stock Price History

VOD Stock News Headlines

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Price Target and Rating

Profitability

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Miscellaneous

Key Executives

Key Competitors

Insiders

VOD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Overall MarketRank^™