Vodafone Group (VOD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Vodafone Group is a telecommunications company headquartered in the United Kingdom. It provides mobile and fixed-line connectivity, broadband, voice and data services to consumers, businesses and public-sector organizations.

The company also offers business technology services, including Internet of Things connectivity and digital solutions. Its operations and services span Europe and Africa, with Vodacom serving as a major part of its African business, and it works with partner networks to serve customers in other markets.

Vodafone traces its roots to Racal Telecom, which was established in 1984 and became an independent company in 1991. Its services have since expanded from mobile telephony to a broader range of communications and digital offerings.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $15.32 to $15.66
• 50-Day Range: $15.39 to $17.68
• 52-Week Range: $11.71 to $17.71
• Volume: 3.17 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.09 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $35.99 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 3.22%
• Price Target: $13.13
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Vodafone Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Vodafone Group scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 73rd out of 230 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Vodafone Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 4 sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Vodafone Group has a consensus price target of $13.13, representing about 16.0% downside from its current price of $15.63.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Vodafone Group has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 31.58%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Vodafone Group are expected to grow by 31.58% in the coming year, from $1.33 to $1.75 per share.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Vodafone Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.61. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Vodafone Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.57. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.43% of the float of Vodafone Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Vodafone Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.04, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Vodafone Group has recently decreased by 3.59%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Vodafone Group pays a meaningful dividend of 3.21%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Vodafone Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.57% next year. This indicates that Vodafone Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.35

News Sentiment

Vodafone Group has a news sentiment score of 0.35. 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 0.52 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Vodafone Group this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 5 people have searched for VOD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -17% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Vodafone Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Vodafone Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.00% of the stock of Vodafone Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

7.84% of the stock of Vodafone Group is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Today: 11/12/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Wireless Telecommunication Services
• Sub-Industry: Wireless Telecommunication Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:VOD
• CIK: 839923
• Web: www.vodafone.com
• Phone: (416) 353-3251
• Fax: 44-16-3558-0857
• Employees: 91,128
• Year Founded: 1984

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Vodafone Group: $13.13
• High Price Target: $13.13
• Low Price Target: $13.13
• Potential Upside/Downside: -15.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.90
• P/E Growth: 0.61
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.84
• Current Ratio: 1.14
• Quick Ratio: 1.11

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $42.71 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.84
• Cash Flow: $7.60 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.05
• Book Value: $27.29 per share
• Price / Book: 0.57

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,316,726,000
• Free Float: 2,293,559,000
• Market Cap: $36.08 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.44