Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Has $10.48 Million Stock Position in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 2.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,234,404 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after purchasing an additional 28,084 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $10,480,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 3.4% in 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 acquiring an additional 59,478 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. boosted its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 6.5% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 145,743 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $1,293,000 after purchasing an additional 8,954 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 102.7% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 104,783 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $929,000 after buying an additional 53,087 shares during the period. Ascent Group LLC bought a new position in Vodafone Group Public during the second quarter worth $136,000. Finally, Creative Planning lifted its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 10.3% in the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 270,102 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $2,396,000 after buying an additional 25,290 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Vodafone Group Public Trading Up 2.3 %

Vodafone Group Public stock opened at $8.57 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $8.60 and its 200 day moving average is $9.22. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 12-month low of $8.02 and a 12-month high of $10.39.

Vodafone Group Public Cuts Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two 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 currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

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.