Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Stock Position Increased by AQR Capital Management LLC

AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 102.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 104,783 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after acquiring an additional 53,087 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $929,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VOD. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC now owns 21,870,016 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $193,987,000 after acquiring an additional 261,060 shares in the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 9.6% in the 2nd quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,984,642 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $44,214,000 after purchasing an additional 435,877 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can increased its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 445.7% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 3,805,044 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $34,055,000 after purchasing an additional 3,107,734 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its holdings in 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 worth $26,786,000 after buying an additional 2,346,815 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 3.4% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,785,945 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $15,841,000 after buying an additional 59,478 shares in the last quarter. 7.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently weighed in on VOD. New Street Research raised shares of Vodafone Group Public to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 8th. UBS Group downgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, August 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft assumed coverage on Vodafone Group Public in a report on Thursday, June 20th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Vodafone Group Public Price Performance

Shares of VOD opened at $9.65 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $9.78 and its 200 day moving average price is $9.25. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 52 week low of $8.02 and a 52 week high of $10.39.

Vodafone Group Public 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.