Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) has earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six ratings firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Three 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.

VOD has been the subject of a number of research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Bank of America lowered shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, March 24th. StockNews.com lowered Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 24th. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th.

Institutional Trading of Vodafone Group Public

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 1,899 shares in the last quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 258.0% in the 4th quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC now owns 5,180 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 3,733 shares during the last quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 509.7% in the 4th quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 6,829 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $58,000 after acquiring an additional 5,709 shares during the period. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust grew its holdings in 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. Finally, Pacific Center for Financial Services grew its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 33.0% in the fourth quarter. Pacific Center for Financial Services now owns 9,794 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $83,000 after purchasing an additional 2,428 shares during the last quarter. 7.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Vodafone Group Public Price Performance

NASDAQ:VOD opened at $8.35 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 1.34. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $8.91 and a 200 day moving average price of $8.98. Vodafone Group Public has a one year low of $8.00 and a one year high of $10.39. The stock has a market cap of $19.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.32, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.58.

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.