Savant Capital LLC Cuts Stake in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Savant Capital LLC cut its holdings in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 40.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 14,543 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after selling 9,783 shares during the quarter. Savant Capital LLC’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $123,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Vodafone Group Public in the third quarter valued at $82,716,000. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 12.4% in the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 4,277,581 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $43,161,000 after buying an additional 472,537 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 177.1% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,356,455 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $33,632,000 after buying an additional 2,145,085 shares during the last quarter. Goldentree Asset Management LP lifted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 1.9% in the third quarter. Goldentree Asset Management LP now owns 3,283,292 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $32,898,000 after buying an additional 60,943 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC lifted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 12.4% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,835,411 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $18,391,000 after buying an additional 202,339 shares during the last quarter. 7.84% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vodafone Group Public Trading Down 0.8 %

VOD opened at $8.27 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $8.44 and its two-hundred day moving average is $9.12. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 1 year low of $8.00 and a 1 year high of $10.39. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. StockNews.com lowered Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Vodafone Group Public presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

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.