10,249 Shares in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Acquired by First Affirmative Financial Network

First Affirmative Financial Network bought a new position in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 10,249 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock, valued at approximately $91,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Anchor Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Vodafone Group Public during the 4th quarter valued at about $44,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 581.7% in the fourth quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 5,351 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 4,566 shares in the last quarter. WFA Asset Management Corp lifted its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 146.7% during the fourth quarter. WFA Asset Management Corp now owns 5,466 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $48,000 after buying an additional 3,250 shares during the period. Pingora Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vodafone Group Public in the 4th quarter valued at $57,000. Finally, Global Retirement Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 47.6% in the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 7,472 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $64,000 after acquiring an additional 2,411 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Vodafone Group Public Price Performance

VOD stock opened at $9.05 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.31, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 52 week low of $8.02 and a 52 week high of $10.19. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $8.98 and a 200 day moving average of $8.78.

Vodafone Group Public Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a Semi-Annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 7th will be given a dividend of $0.469 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 7th. This represents a yield of 9.6%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VOD has been the topic of several analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft initiated coverage on Vodafone Group Public in a research note on Thursday. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. StockNews.com lowered shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, May 27th.

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.