HF Advisory Group LLC Purchases 8,482 Shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

HF Advisory Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 5.8% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 153,685 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,482 shares during the period. HF Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $1,540,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC raised its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC now owns 21,870,016 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $193,987,000 after purchasing an additional 261,060 shares during the last quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Vodafone Group Public during the third quarter valued at about $82,716,000. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 9.6% in the second quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,984,642 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $44,214,000 after buying an additional 435,877 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can grew its position in Vodafone Group Public by 445.7% during the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 3,805,044 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $34,055,000 after buying an additional 3,107,734 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 345.2% in the 2nd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 3,026,713 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $26,786,000 after acquiring an additional 2,346,815 shares in the last quarter. 7.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of VOD opened at $9.41 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 1.31 and a quick ratio of 1.29. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 1 year low of $8.02 and a 1 year high of $10.39. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $9.79 and a 200-day simple moving average of $9.37.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VOD has been the topic of a number of research reports. StockNews.com upgraded Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 30th. UBS Group cut shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, August 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

About Vodafone Group Public

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.