Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Shares Bought by HF Advisory Group LLC

HF Advisory Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 2.5% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 157,512 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after buying an additional 3,827 shares during the period. HF Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $1,337,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Vodafone Group Public in the 3rd quarter valued at $82,716,000. Bank of Montreal Can increased its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 445.7% in 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 acquiring an additional 3,107,734 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 345.2% during the second 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 during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 177.1% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,356,455 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $33,632,000 after purchasing an additional 2,145,085 shares during the period. Finally, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. grew its position in Vodafone Group Public by 1,119.6% during the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 942,179 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $9,441,000 after purchasing an additional 864,924 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Vodafone Group Public Price Performance

VOD stock opened at $8.48 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $8.63 and a 200 day simple moving average of $9.23. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 52 week low of $8.02 and a 52 week high of $10.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.37.

Vodafone Group Public Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 22nd will be issued a dividend of $0.2423 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 22nd.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, The Goldman Sachs Group cut Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Vodafone Group Public has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

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.