Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Shares Sold by LGT Group Foundation

LGT Group Foundation lowered its stake in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 83.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 15,750 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after selling 79,075 shares during the period. LGT Group Foundation’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $134,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 63.7% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 4,881 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 1,899 shares in the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust grew its position in Vodafone Group Public by 912.9% during the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 7,212 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $61,000 after purchasing an additional 6,500 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vodafone Group Public during the 4th quarter valued at $90,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 627.3% in the third quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. now owns 9,651 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $97,000 after purchasing an additional 8,324 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Entropy Technologies LP purchased a new position in shares of Vodafone Group Public during the fourth quarter valued at $110,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. StockNews.com lowered shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Vodafone Group Public presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Down 0.2 %

VOD stock opened at $8.88 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $8.46 and its 200 day simple moving average is $9.08. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The company has a market cap of $22.55 billion, a PE ratio of 7.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.78. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a twelve month low of $8.00 and a twelve month high of $10.39.

Vodafone Group Public 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.