GAMMA Investing LLC Boosts Holdings in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 79.9% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 7,023 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after buying an additional 3,120 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $70,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VOD. Vicus Capital increased its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 10.0% in the 2nd quarter. Vicus Capital now owns 12,629 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $112,000 after buying an additional 1,144 shares in the last quarter. Cohen Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 4.4% in the second quarter. Cohen Investment Advisors LLC now owns 27,092 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $257,000 after buying an additional 1,148 shares in the last quarter. Profund Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 3.0% during the second quarter. Profund Advisors LLC now owns 46,497 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $412,000 after buying an additional 1,350 shares during the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 14.4% during the 1st quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 10,723 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $95,000 after acquiring an additional 1,352 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pacific Center for Financial Services grew its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 17.4% in the first quarter. Pacific Center for Financial Services now owns 9,199 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $82,000 after purchasing an additional 1,361 shares in the last quarter. 7.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VOD has been the subject of several recent research reports. StockNews.com upgraded 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 issued a “buy” rating on the stock. UBS Group downgraded Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, August 5th. Finally, New Street Research upgraded Vodafone Group Public to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 8th. 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 assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Performance

VOD opened at $9.64 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $9.81 and its 200-day moving average price is $9.27. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 52-week low of $8.02 and a 52-week high of $10.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a current ratio of 1.31.

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.