Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Shares Bought by Wealthspire Advisors LLC

Wealthspire Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 7.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 24,353 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,733 shares during the period. Wealthspire Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $223,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. D Orazio & Associates Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 11.5% in the second quarter. D Orazio & Associates Inc. now owns 13,870 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $123,000 after acquiring an additional 1,429 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 8.0% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,084,850 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $9,623,000 after buying an additional 80,077 shares in the last quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC purchased a new position in Vodafone Group Public during the second quarter worth approximately $120,000. Choreo LLC purchased a new position in Vodafone Group Public during the second quarter worth approximately $184,000. Finally, Caprock Group LLC lifted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 314.4% during the second quarter. Caprock Group LLC now owns 138,518 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $1,294,000 after buying an additional 105,095 shares in the last quarter. 7.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Down 1.6 %

NASDAQ:VOD opened at $10.18 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $9.53 and a 200-day simple moving average of $9.12. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 1 year low of $8.02 and a 1 year high of $10.37. The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VOD has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft began coverage on Vodafone Group Public in a research report on Thursday, June 20th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. StockNews.com raised Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 30th. UBS Group cut Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, August 5th. Finally, New Street Research raised Vodafone Group Public to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $14.45.

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.