Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Holdings Decreased by Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC

Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC trimmed its position in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 40.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 51,419 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after selling 35,407 shares during the quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $437,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd acquired a new position in Vodafone Group Public during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $82,716,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 177.1% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,356,455 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $33,632,000 after purchasing an additional 2,145,085 shares in the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 1,119.6% during the third quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 942,179 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $9,441,000 after purchasing an additional 864,924 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can raised its position in Vodafone Group Public by 12.4% in 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 acquiring an additional 472,537 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC raised its position in Vodafone Group Public by 12.4% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,835,411 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $18,391,000 after acquiring an additional 202,339 shares in the last quarter. 7.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

Vodafone Group Public Trading Up 1.5 %

Shares of VOD opened at $8.57 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $8.52 and its 200 day moving average price is $9.18. Vodafone Group Public Limited 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 current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 1.34.

Vodafone Group Public Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 7th. Investors of record on Friday, November 22nd were paid a $0.2423 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 22nd. This represents a yield of 8%.

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.