Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Shares Bought by DGS Capital Management LLC

DGS Capital Management LLC grew its position in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 99.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 72,603 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after acquiring an additional 36,209 shares during the period. DGS Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $616,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VOD. Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 52.8% in the 4th quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC now owns 20,284 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $172,000 after purchasing an additional 7,005 shares in the last quarter. New Century Financial Group LLC grew its position in Vodafone Group Public by 21.8% during the fourth quarter. New Century Financial Group LLC now owns 14,651 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $124,000 after buying an additional 2,621 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,234,404 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $10,480,000 after buying an additional 28,084 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $797,000. Finally, Cetera Trust Company N.A boosted its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 35.0% during the 4th quarter. Cetera Trust Company N.A now owns 23,550 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $200,000 after acquiring an additional 6,100 shares in the last quarter. 7.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Vodafone Group Public Price Performance

VOD stock opened at $8.37 on Friday. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a one year low of $8.02 and a one year high of $10.39. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $8.60 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $9.22. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78.

Vodafone Group Public Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.2423 per share. This represents a yield of 8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 22nd.

About Vodafone Group Public

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.