Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Shares Sold by Commonwealth Equity Services LLC

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC reduced its holdings in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 16.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 146,605 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after selling 28,527 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $1,245,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VOD. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in Vodafone Group Public by 25.4% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 157,023 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $1,573,000 after buying an additional 31,827 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 178.6% in the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 93,596 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $938,000 after acquiring an additional 59,998 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Vodafone Group Public in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $171,000. FMR LLC raised its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 12.4% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,835,411 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $18,391,000 after purchasing an additional 202,339 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Townsquare Capital LLC boosted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 58.2% during the third quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 44,431 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $445,000 after purchasing an additional 16,345 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Vodafone Group Public Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of VOD stock opened at $9.45 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $22.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.29, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.75. 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 has a 50-day moving average price of $8.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $9.03. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a twelve month low of $8.00 and a twelve month high of $10.39.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Bank of America downgraded Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, March 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 24th. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with 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.com, Vodafone Group Public currently has a consensus 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.