Verum Partners LLC Invests $102,000 in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Verum Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 10,172 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock, valued at approximately $102,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VOD. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 116.7% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,903 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 2,102 shares during the period. Asset Dedication LLC lifted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 630.9% in the second quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 4,634 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 4,000 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC acquired a new stake in Vodafone Group Public in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $46,000. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 230.9% in the first quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,410 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 3,775 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rothschild Investment LLC purchased a new stake in Vodafone Group Public during the second quarter worth about $49,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Up 2.0 %

Vodafone Group Public stock traded up $0.19 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $9.83. The company had a trading volume of 381,297 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,205,776. The company has a current ratio of 1.31, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 1 year low of $8.02 and a 1 year high of $10.39. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $9.81 and its 200-day simple moving average is $9.27.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VOD has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group lowered Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft assumed coverage on shares of Vodafone Group Public in a report on Thursday, June 20th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. New Street Research raised Vodafone Group Public to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 8th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Vodafone Group Public 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.