Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC Has $85,000 Stake in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC lessened its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 15.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 10,034 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after selling 1,768 shares during the quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $85,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC grew its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC now owns 22,006,311 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $186,834,000 after buying an additional 97,636 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Vodafone Group Public by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,054,261 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $42,911,000 after buying an additional 91,010 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 12.4% during 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 buying an additional 472,537 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 177.1% during the 3rd 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Goldentree Asset Management LP grew its position in Vodafone Group Public by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Goldentree Asset Management LP now owns 3,283,292 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $32,898,000 after purchasing an additional 60,943 shares during the last quarter. 7.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Down 2.3 %

Shares of VOD opened at $9.23 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $8.54 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $9.07. The stock has a market cap of $23.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.10, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.75. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 12 month low of $8.00 and a 12 month high of $10.39.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently weighed in on VOD. DZ Bank raised Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, StockNews.com raised Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average 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.