Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) has earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six research firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company.

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on VOD. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 24th. Bank of America downgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, March 24th. DZ Bank upgraded Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th.

Institutional Trading of Vodafone Group Public

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 63.7% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 4,881 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 1,899 shares during the last quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC increased its position in Vodafone Group Public by 258.0% during the fourth quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC now owns 5,180 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 3,733 shares in the last quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 509.7% in the fourth quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 6,829 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $58,000 after acquiring an additional 5,709 shares during the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 912.9% in the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 7,212 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $61,000 after acquiring an additional 6,500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pacific Center for Financial Services boosted its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 33.0% during the fourth quarter. Pacific Center for Financial Services now owns 9,794 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $83,000 after acquiring an additional 2,428 shares during the last quarter. 7.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vodafone Group Public Trading Down 9.3 %

NASDAQ:VOD opened at $8.50 on Tuesday. Vodafone Group Public has a 1 year low of $8.00 and a 1 year 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. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $8.92 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $9.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.46, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.58.

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.