Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Shares Acquired by Trexquant Investment LP

Trexquant Investment LP raised its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 70.2% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 656,513 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after purchasing an additional 270,854 shares during the quarter. Trexquant Investment LP’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $5,574,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of VOD. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 63.7% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 4,881 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 1,899 shares in the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 912.9% during the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 7,212 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $61,000 after purchasing an additional 6,500 shares during the period. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 84.2% in the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 10,598 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $87,000 after buying an additional 4,846 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vodafone Group Public in the 4th quarter valued at about $90,000. Finally, Strategic Family Wealth Counselors L.L.C. bought a new stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public during the 4th quarter valued at about $92,000. Institutional investors own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Performance

VOD opened at $8.50 on Friday. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a twelve month low of $8.00 and a twelve month high of $10.39. The stock has a market cap of $20.12 billion, a PE ratio of 7.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.58. The business’s 50 day moving average is $8.92 and its 200-day moving average is $9.01. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VOD has been the subject of a number of research reports. Bank of America downgraded Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, March 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. StockNews.com lowered Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 24th. Finally, DZ Bank raised shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently 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.