12,799 Shares in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Purchased by Samalin Investment Counsel LLC

Samalin Investment Counsel LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 12,799 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock, valued at approximately $109,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC now owns 22,006,311 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $186,834,000 after buying an additional 97,636 shares during the period. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,054,261 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $42,911,000 after purchasing an additional 91,010 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 12.4% during the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 4,277,581 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $43,161,000 after buying an additional 472,537 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 177.1% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,356,455 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $33,632,000 after acquiring an additional 2,145,085 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldentree Asset Management LP raised its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 1.9% during the third quarter. Goldentree Asset Management LP now owns 3,283,292 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $32,898,000 after purchasing an additional 60,943 shares during the period. 7.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on VOD shares. The Goldman Sachs Group cut Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 14th. Finally, DZ Bank raised Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Vodafone Group Public currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Up 0.3 %

VOD stock opened at $9.73 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $8.75 and a two-hundred day moving average of $9.06. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 12-month low of $8.00 and a 12-month high of $10.39. The company has a market cap of $23.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.54, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.75.

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.