Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Shares Bought by Cetera Investment Advisers

Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 13.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 513,373 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after acquiring an additional 61,576 shares during the quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers’ holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $4,359,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Barclays PLC grew its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 57,500.0% in the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 29,952 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $254,000 after buying an additional 29,900 shares in the last quarter. Lester Murray Antman dba SimplyRich acquired a new stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public in the fourth quarter valued at $295,000. Atria Investments Inc grew its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 8.7% in the fourth quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 842,286 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $7,151,000 after buying an additional 67,086 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP grew its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 9.0% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 27,103 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $227,000 after buying an additional 2,246 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 16.1% in the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 31,173 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $265,000 after buying an additional 4,332 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Down 0.2%

Vodafone Group Public stock opened at $9.04 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $9.25 and a 200-day simple moving average of $8.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.37. The company has a market capitalization of $22.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.93, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.61. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a fifty-two week low of $8.00 and a fifty-two week high of $10.39.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued an “underweight” rating on shares of Vodafone Group Public in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. DZ Bank raised Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Bank of America downgraded Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, March 24th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, April 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold”.

About Vodafone Group Public

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.