Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Shares Sold by Headlands Technologies LLC

Headlands Technologies LLC trimmed its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 64.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 97,308 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after selling 176,497 shares during the quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $826,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC increased its position in Vodafone Group Public by 12.2% during the 4th quarter. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC now owns 23,393 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $199,000 after purchasing an additional 2,535 shares during the period. Seven Mile Advisory raised its position in Vodafone Group Public by 25.9% in the fourth quarter. Seven Mile Advisory now owns 13,765 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $117,000 after acquiring an additional 2,829 shares in the last quarter. Summit Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public during the 4th quarter worth $203,000. Wellington Management Group LLP acquired a new position in shares of Vodafone Group Public during the 4th quarter worth $970,000. Finally, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC increased its holdings 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 valued at $87,000 after purchasing an additional 4,846 shares in the last quarter. 7.84% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have weighed in on VOD. StockNews.com lowered shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Bank of America downgraded Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, March 24th. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Vodafone Group Public currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Vodafone Group Public Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VOD opened at $9.12 on Thursday. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a one year low of $8.00 and a one year high of $10.39. The stock has a market cap of $21.59 billion, a PE ratio of 8.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.75. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $8.90 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $9.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.37.

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.