Vodafone Group Plc engages in telecommunication services in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific. The company's consumer products include mobile services, such as call, text, and data; broadband; television offerings and voice; mobile money services through M-pesa; Giga TV, an advanced digital service; and converged communication solutions, such as GigaKombi, Vodafone One Net Enterprise, Vodafone One, and Vodafone Meet Anywhere. It also offers Internet of Things connections to communicate securely with network; and cloud and security services for public and private cloud, as well as cloud based applications and products for securing networks and devices. In addition, the company offers carrier services, such as international voice, IP transit, and messaging. Further, it provides renting of mobile virtual network services. Vodafone Group Plc serves approximately 536 million mobile customers and 20 million fixed broadband customers. The company was founded in 1984 and is based in Newbury, the United Kingdom.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Industry Radiotelephone communication
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorComputer and Technology
SymbolNASDAQ:VOD
CUSIPN/A
Phone44-1635-33251
Debt
Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.48
Current Ratio0.97
Quick Ratio0.96
Price-To-Earnings
Trailing P/E Ratio16.75
Forward P/E Ratio15.39
P/E Growth1.52
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$54.48 billion
Price / Sales1.12
Cash Flow$6.3278 per share
Price / Cash3.60
Book Value$34.12 per share
Price / Book0.67
Profitability
EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A
Net IncomeN/A
Net MarginsN/A
Return on EquityN/A
Return on AssetsN/A
Miscellaneous
Employees111,556
Outstanding Shares2,667,470,000
Market Cap$63.22 billion
Vodafone Group (NASDAQ:VOD) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Vodafone Group's stock symbol?
Vodafone Group trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "VOD."
How often does Vodafone Group pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Vodafone Group?
Vodafone Group announced a semiannual dividend on Thursday, May 17th. Investors of record on Friday, June 8th will be paid a dividend of $1.2237 per share on Friday, August 3rd. This represents a dividend yield of 9.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 7th. This is a positive change from Vodafone Group's previous semiannual dividend of $0.56. View Vodafone Group's Dividend History.
What price target have analysts set for VOD?
10 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Vodafone Group's stock. Their predictions range from $28.56 to $37.26. On average, they expect Vodafone Group's share price to reach $31.94 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 40.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Vodafone Group.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Vodafone Group?
10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Vodafone Group in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating, 8 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Vodafone Group.
Are investors shorting Vodafone Group?
Vodafone Group saw a decline in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,101,141 shares, a decline of 31.0% from the July 13th total of 3,044,222 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 5,574,431 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. View Vodafone Group's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Vodafone Group's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Vodafone Group include Deutsche Telekom (DTEGY), T-Mobile Us (TMUS), China Unicom (Hong Kong) (CHU), Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), TELUS (TU), SK Telecom (SKM), Millicom International Cellular (MIICF), Hellenic Telecom Organization (HLTOY), VEON (VEON), United States Cellular (USM), HUTCHISON TELEC/ADR (HTHKY), Partner Communications (PTNR), Cellcom Israel (CEL), NII (NIHD) and Spok (SPOK).
Who are Vodafone Group's key executives?
Vodafone Group's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Vittorio A. Colao, Group CEO & Exec. Director (Age 56)
- Mr. Nicholas Jonathan Read, CFO & Exec. Director (Age 53)
- Mr. Johan Wibergh, Group Technology Officer (Age 55)
- Ms. Rosemary Elisabeth Scudamore Martin, Group Gen. Counsel & Company Sec. (Age 58)
- Mr. Ronald Adrianus Wilhelmus Schellekens, Group HR Director (Age 53)
Has Vodafone Group been receiving favorable news coverage?
News coverage about VOD stock has been trending somewhat positive this week, Accern reports. Accern scores the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Vodafone Group earned a news and rumor sentiment score of 0.10 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the cell phone carrier an impact score of 46.46 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future. View Recent Headlines for Vodafone Group.
Who are Vodafone Group's major shareholders?
Vodafone Group's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Bank of America Corp DE (1.11%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (1.06%), Morgan Stanley (0.44%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.28%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (0.27%) and Federated Investors Inc. PA (0.27%).
Which institutional investors are selling Vodafone Group stock?
VOD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Epoch Investment Partners Inc., Bank of America Corp DE, Federated Investors Inc. PA, FMR LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Raymond James & Associates, Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY and Aperio Group LLC.
Which institutional investors are buying Vodafone Group stock?
VOD stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fisher Asset Management LLC, ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC, OLD Mission Capital LLC, Stephens Inc. AR, Bank of Montreal Can, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc., Jennison Associates LLC and Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC.
How do I buy shares of Vodafone Group?
Shares of VOD can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Vodafone Group's stock price today?
One share of VOD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $22.78.
How big of a company is Vodafone Group?
Vodafone Group has a market capitalization of $63.22 billion and generates $54.48 billion in revenue each year. The cell phone carrier earns $3.24 billion in net income (profit) each year or $1.36 on an earnings per share basis. Vodafone Group employs 111,556 workers across the globe.
How can I contact Vodafone Group?
Vodafone Group's mailing address is VODAFONE HOUSE THE CONNECTION, NEWBURY X0, RG14 2FN. The cell phone carrier can be reached via phone at 44-1635-33251.
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