Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Shares Sold by Bulltick Wealth Management LLC

Bulltick Wealth Management LLC cut its stake in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 46.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 311,654 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after selling 268,350 shares during the period. Bulltick Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $2,917,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VOD. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC now owns 21,870,016 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $193,987,000 after purchasing an additional 261,060 shares in the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 9.6% during the second quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,984,642 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $44,214,000 after buying an additional 435,877 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 3,301,869 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $28,726,000 after acquiring an additional 12,826 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 345.2% during the 2nd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 3,026,713 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $26,786,000 after acquiring an additional 2,346,815 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,785,945 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $15,841,000 after purchasing an additional 59,478 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Performance

Shares of VOD opened at $10.01 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 1.31 and a quick ratio of 1.29. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a one year low of $8.02 and a one year high of $10.39. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $9.58 and a 200 day moving average price of $9.14.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have commented on VOD shares. UBS Group lowered Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. StockNews.com raised Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on shares of Vodafone Group Public in a research note on Thursday, June 20th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Finally, New Street Research upgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $14.45.

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.