Clean Yield Group Has $3.58 Million Stock Position in Vodafone Group PLC $VOD

Clean Yield Group lowered its stake in Vodafone Group PLC (NASDAQ:VOD) by 4.6% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 335,976 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after selling 16,031 shares during the period. Clean Yield Group’s holdings in Vodafone Group were worth $3,582,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VOD. Atwood & Palmer Inc. acquired a new position in Vodafone Group in the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. grew its stake in Vodafone Group by 65.5% in the 1st quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. now owns 3,159 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 1,250 shares during the last quarter. Wayfinding Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Vodafone Group during the first quarter worth approximately $31,000. NBC Securities Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group by 116,833.3% during the first quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 3,508 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 3,505 shares during the period. Finally, Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vodafone Group during the first quarter worth approximately $60,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Berenberg Bank raised Vodafone Group to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Zacks Research upgraded Vodafone Group to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded Vodafone Group from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $136.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Morgan Stanley began coverage on Vodafone Group in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. They set an “equal weight” rating for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $136.00.

Vodafone Group Stock Performance

NASDAQ VOD opened at $11.44 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.04, a P/E/G ratio of 0.55 and a beta of 0.65. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $11.55 and its 200 day simple moving average is $10.43. Vodafone Group PLC has a 1 year low of $8.00 and a 1 year high of $12.06.

Vodafone Group 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.