Stock Traders Purchase High Volume of Call Options on Vodafone Group Public (NASDAQ:VOD)

Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) saw unusually large options trading activity on Monday. Stock investors acquired 36,088 call options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 514% compared to the average volume of 5,874 call options.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have issued reports on the stock. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. DZ Bank raised shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Vodafone Group Public Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of Vodafone Group Public stock opened at $9.45 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $24.00 billion, a PE ratio of 8.29, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 1.34. Vodafone Group Public has a 1 year low of $8.00 and a 1 year high of $10.39. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $8.53 and a 200-day moving average price of $9.07.

Institutional Trading of Vodafone Group Public

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brucke Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public in the fourth quarter worth $114,000. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 7.2% in the 4th quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 30,862 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $269,000 after acquiring an additional 2,076 shares during the last quarter. WNY Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. WNY Asset Management LLC now owns 350,112 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $2,972,000 after purchasing an additional 2,505 shares in the last quarter. Forum Financial Management LP raised its position in Vodafone Group Public by 34.8% in the 4th quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 27,038 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $230,000 after purchasing an additional 6,987 shares during the period. Finally, Michels Family Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Vodafone Group Public during the fourth quarter valued at about $743,000. 7.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vodafone Group Public Company 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.