Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Stock Holdings Raised by Apollon Wealth Management LLC

Apollon Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 7.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 17,072 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,204 shares during the period. Apollon Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $171,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VOD. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. grew its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 18.5% during the 3rd quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 193,845 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $1,942,000 after buying an additional 30,278 shares during the last quarter. Tyler Stone Wealth Management grew its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 106.7% during the 3rd quarter. Tyler Stone Wealth Management now owns 34,315 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $344,000 after buying an additional 17,714 shares during the last quarter. Atria Investments Inc grew its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 4.0% during the 3rd quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 775,200 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $7,768,000 after buying an additional 29,678 shares during the last quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public during the 3rd quarter valued at about $132,000. Finally, HF Advisory Group LLC grew its position in Vodafone Group Public by 5.8% in the 3rd quarter. HF Advisory Group LLC now owns 153,685 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $1,540,000 after purchasing an additional 8,482 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have commented on VOD shares. UBS Group cut shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Vodafone Group Public presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Vodafone Group Public Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VOD opened at $8.92 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $9.63 and a 200-day moving average of $9.40. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a twelve month low of $8.02 and a twelve month high of $10.39. The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78.

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 paid a $0.2423 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 8%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 22nd.

About Vodafone Group Public

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.