55,817 Shares in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Bought by SBI Securities Co. Ltd.

SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 55,817 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock, valued at approximately $474,000.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its position in Vodafone Group Public by 20.8% during the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 13,134 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $132,000 after acquiring an additional 2,263 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE boosted its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 79.0% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 131,685 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $1,319,000 after purchasing an additional 58,130 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 3.1% during the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,206,320 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $12,087,000 after purchasing an additional 36,489 shares during the period. QRG Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 5.3% during the third quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 424,129 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $4,250,000 after purchasing an additional 21,242 shares during the period. Finally, HF Advisory Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 5.8% during the third quarter. HF Advisory Group LLC now owns 153,685 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $1,540,000 after purchasing an additional 8,482 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on VOD shares. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Vodafone Group Public currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Down 0.2 %

NASDAQ:VOD opened at $8.88 on Wednesday. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 1-year low of $8.00 and a 1-year high of $10.39. The company has a 50-day moving average of $8.46 and a 200 day moving average of $9.08. The firm has a market cap of $22.55 billion, a PE ratio of 7.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.78. 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 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.