Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Acquires 2,238,935 Shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 18.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 14,598,375 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,238,935 shares during the quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC owned about 0.57% of Vodafone Group Public worth $123,940,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 63.7% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 4,881 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 1,899 shares during the period. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 912.9% in the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 7,212 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $61,000 after acquiring an additional 6,500 shares in the last quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 627.3% during the 3rd quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. now owns 9,651 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $97,000 after acquiring an additional 8,324 shares during the period. Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public during the 4th quarter worth $90,000. Finally, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC increased its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 84.2% in the fourth quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 10,598 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $87,000 after purchasing an additional 4,846 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Down 9.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VOD opened at $8.50 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.37. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 52-week low of $8.00 and a 52-week high of $10.39. The company has a market capitalization 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 company has a fifty day moving average of $8.92 and a 200-day moving average of $9.01.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Vodafone Group Public Company 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.