Vodafone Group Public (LON:VOD) Hits New 12-Month High at $100.00

Vodafone Group Public Limited (LON:VOD)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 100 ($1.26) and last traded at GBX 69.38 ($0.88), with a volume of 60617523 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 68.96 ($0.87).

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VOD has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Barclays increased their target price on Vodafone Group Public from GBX 80 ($1.01) to GBX 85 ($1.08) and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 15th. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 68 ($0.86) price target on shares of Vodafone Group Public in a report on Wednesday, March 20th.

Vodafone Group Public Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of £18.67 billion, a PE ratio of 1,724.00, a PEG ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 0.49. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 71.60 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 69.27. The company has a quick ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 93.42.

Vodafone Group Public Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 6th will be paid a €0.05 ($0.05) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 6th. This represents a dividend yield of 5.53%. Vodafone Group Public’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 20,000.00%.

Insider Activity at Vodafone Group Public

In other news, insider Luka Mucic purchased 510,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 3rd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 76 ($0.96) per share, for a total transaction of £387,600 ($490,260.56). In related news, insider Luka Mucic acquired 510,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 3rd. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 76 ($0.96) per share, for a total transaction of £387,600 ($490,260.56). Also, insider Margherita D. Valle bought 327,129 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 25th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 72 ($0.91) per share, for a total transaction of £235,532.88 ($297,916.62). 8.26% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.