United Capital Financial Advisors LLC Sells 1,821 Shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

United Capital Financial Advisors LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 10.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 15,427 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after selling 1,821 shares during the period. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $131,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VOD. ABC Arbitrage SA bought a new stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public in the 4th quarter worth about $22,646,000. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC grew its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 18.1% during the fourth quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC now owns 14,598,375 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $123,940,000 after buying an additional 2,238,935 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 177.1% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,356,455 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $33,632,000 after buying an additional 2,145,085 shares in the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 749.7% in the 4th quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,151,935 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $18,270,000 after acquiring an additional 1,898,663 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Vodafone Group Public during the 4th quarter worth approximately $10,583,000. 7.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VOD has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Bank of America lowered Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, March 24th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, April 18th. 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. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Vodafone Group Public presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VOD opened at $9.58 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.40, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 1-year low of $8.00 and a 1-year high of $10.39. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $9.02 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $8.90.

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.