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

Company Overview

Vodafone is a leading European and African telecoms company. We provide mobile and fixed services to over 340 million customers in 15 countries, partner with mobile networks in over 40 more and have one of the world’s largest IoT platforms. In Africa, our financial technology businesses serve almost 88 million customers across seven countries – managing more transactions than any other provider. Our purpose is to connect for a better future by using technology to improve lives, businesses and help progress inclusive sustainable societies. We are committed to reducing our environmental impact to reach net zero emissions by 2040. For more information, please visit www.vodafone.com follow us on X at @VodafoneGroup or connect with us on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/vodafone. everyone.connected

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 80.86 to 81.84
• 50-Day Range: 68.84 to 81.64
• 52-Week Range: 62.40 to 82.44
• Volume: 163.94 million shs
• Average Volume: 97.07 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £24.59 billion
• P/E Ratio: 36.90
• Dividend Yield: 9.83%
• Price Target: GBX 73
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Vodafone Group Public Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Vodafone Group Public scored higher than 36% 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: 1.0 / 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 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

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 36.90, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.41.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Vodafone Group Public is 36.90, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 21.29.

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 0.37. 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: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Vodafone Group Public is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.07%, 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 362.84%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.86

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for VOD.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Vodafone Group Public has a news sentiment score of 0.29. 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 0.74 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

Search Interest

Only 15 people have searched for VOD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -29% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Vodafone Group Public to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Vodafone Group Public insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £449,877.98 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 5.90% of the stock of Vodafone Group Public is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

56.40% 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.

VOD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VOD shares performed this year?

Vodafone Group Public's stock was trading at GBX 68.31 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, VOD shares have increased by 19.1% and is now trading at GBX 81.36.

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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Vodafone Group Public own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Vodafone Group Public investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Meta Platforms (META), GSK (GSK), BP (BP), Barclays (BARC), Aviva (AV) and Intel (INTC).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Telecom Services
• Sub-Industry: Communication
• 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 73
• High Price Target: GBX 80
• Low Price Target: GBX 66
• Potential Upside/Downside: -10.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 2.20
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 36.80
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.08
• P/E Growth: 0.59
• Net Income: £797.39 million
• Net Margins: 1.79%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 1.20%
• Return on Assets: 1.45%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 96.88
• Current Ratio: 1.37
• Quick Ratio: 0.78

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £44.66 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.55
• Cash Flow: GBX 49.15 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.65
• Book Value: GBX 222.64 per share
• Price / Book: 0.36

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 30,221,108,728
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £24.52 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.54