Insider Buying: Vodafone Group Public (LON:VOD) Insider Buys 20,911 Shares of Stock

Vodafone Group Public Limited (LON:VOD) insider Anne-Francoise Nesmes purchased 20,911 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 14th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 95 per share, for a total transaction of £19,865.45.

Vodafone Group Public Price Performance

Vodafone Group Public stock traded down GBX 1.24 during midday trading on Friday, reaching GBX 94.14. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 425,717,750 shares, compared to its average volume of 83,335,477. The firm has a market capitalization of £22.50 billion, a PE ratio of -5.91, a P/E/G ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 0.54. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a fifty-two week low of GBX 62.40 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 96.34. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 87.30 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 82.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 96.88, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 1.37.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have issued reports on VOD shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their target price on shares of Vodafone Group Public from GBX 135 to GBX 140 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 72 target price on shares of Vodafone Group Public in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Berenberg Bank raised their price target on Vodafone Group Public from GBX 80 to GBX 82 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price target on Vodafone Group Public from GBX 75 to GBX 85 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 94.75.

About Vodafone Group Public

Vodafone is a leading European and African telecoms company.

We serve over 340 million mobile and broadband customers, operating networks in 15 countries with investments in a further five and partners in over 40 more. Our undersea cables transport around a sixth of the world’s internet traffic, and we are developing a new direct-to-mobile satellite communications service to connect areas without coverage.