10,786 Shares in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Bought by Strategic Family Wealth Counselors L.L.C.

Strategic Family Wealth Counselors L.L.C. acquired a new position in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm acquired 10,786 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock, valued at approximately $92,000.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. ABC Arbitrage SA acquired a new stake in Vodafone Group Public in the fourth quarter worth $22,646,000. 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. Proficio Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 749.7% during the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,151,935 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $18,270,000 after purchasing an additional 1,898,663 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public during the fourth quarter valued at about $10,583,000. Finally, 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. 7.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vodafone Group Public Price Performance

NASDAQ VOD opened at $9.01 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $8.49 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $9.08. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The company has a market cap of $22.88 billion, a PE ratio of 7.90, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.75. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 1 year low of $8.00 and a 1 year high of $10.39.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VOD has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group cut shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Vodafone Group Public currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

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.