12,161 Shares in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Purchased by &Partners

&Partners acquired a new stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 12,161 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock, valued at approximately $108,000.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vodafone Group Public during the 4th quarter valued at about $88,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vodafone Group Public during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $589,000. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 23.6% during the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 532,381 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $4,632,000 after acquiring an additional 101,553 shares during the last quarter. Mariner LLC boosted its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 8.5% during the 3rd quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 654,662 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $6,206,000 after acquiring an additional 51,532 shares during the period. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC increased its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 30,215 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $263,000 after purchasing an additional 1,229 shares during the period. 7.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Vodafone Group Public Price Performance

VOD stock opened at $9.15 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a current ratio of 1.31. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 1-year low of $8.02 and a 1-year high of $10.19. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $8.99 and a 200 day moving average price 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. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 7th will be given a $0.469 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 7th. This represents a dividend yield of 9.6%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft assumed coverage on shares of Vodafone Group Public in a report on Thursday, June 20th. 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 report 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.