Natixis Advisors LLC Raises Stock Position in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 46.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 151,771 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after purchasing an additional 47,788 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $1,521,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vicus Capital boosted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 10.0% during the 2nd quarter. Vicus Capital now owns 12,629 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $112,000 after acquiring an additional 1,144 shares in the last quarter. Cohen Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 4.4% in the 2nd quarter. Cohen Investment Advisors LLC now owns 27,092 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $257,000 after purchasing an additional 1,148 shares during the period. Apollon Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 7.6% during the third quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 17,072 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $171,000 after purchasing an additional 1,204 shares in the last quarter. Profund Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 3.0% in the second quarter. Profund Advisors LLC now owns 46,497 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $412,000 after purchasing an additional 1,350 shares during the period. Finally, Pacific Center for Financial Services lifted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 17.4% during 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 buying an additional 1,361 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently issued reports on VOD shares. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 30th. UBS Group cut shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, August 5th. 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. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Vodafone Group Public Price Performance

NASDAQ VOD opened at $8.91 on Tuesday. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 12 month low of $8.02 and a 12 month high of $10.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 1.34. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $9.51 and its 200-day moving average price is $9.41.

Vodafone Group Public Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 7th. Investors of record on Friday, November 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.2423 per share. This represents a yield of 8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 22nd.

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.