Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Purchases 59,478 Shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 3.4% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,785,945 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after purchasing an additional 59,478 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned 0.07% of Vodafone Group Public worth $15,841,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VOD. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC purchased a new stake in Vodafone Group Public during the first quarter worth about $46,000. Stifel Financial Corp raised its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 23.6% in the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 532,381 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $4,632,000 after purchasing an additional 101,553 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Vodafone Group Public during the first quarter valued at $1,151,000. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC increased its position in Vodafone Group Public by 40.4% in the first quarter. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC now owns 21,608,956 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $192,320,000 after buying an additional 6,216,805 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. raised its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 353.6% in the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 136,789 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $1,217,000 after buying an additional 106,636 shares during the period. 7.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VOD has been the topic of a number of research reports. UBS Group cut Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, August 5th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft assumed coverage on shares of Vodafone Group Public in a report on Thursday, June 20th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Finally, New Street Research raised Vodafone Group Public to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $14.45.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VOD opened at $9.66 on Friday. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 12 month low of $8.02 and a 12 month high of $10.39. The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. The company has a 50 day moving average of $9.74 and a 200 day moving average of $9.22.

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.