XTX Topco Ltd Buys Shares of 73,818 Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new position in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 73,818 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock, valued at approximately $655,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in Vodafone Group Public by 116.7% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,903 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 2,102 shares during the period. Asset Dedication LLC raised its position in Vodafone Group Public by 630.9% during the second quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 4,634 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 4,000 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC acquired a new position in Vodafone Group Public during the first quarter valued at $46,000. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC raised its position in Vodafone Group Public by 230.9% during the first quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,410 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 3,775 shares during the period. Finally, Rothschild Investment LLC acquired a new position in Vodafone Group Public during the second quarter valued at $49,000. 7.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the company. UBS Group lowered Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. StockNews.com raised Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on Vodafone Group Public in a research report on Thursday, June 20th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Finally, New Street Research raised Vodafone Group Public to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $14.45.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Performance

Shares of VOD stock opened at $10.11 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 1.31 and a quick ratio of 1.29. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a fifty-two week low of $8.02 and a fifty-two week high of $10.39. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $9.60 and its two-hundred day moving average is $9.15. The firm has a market cap of $27.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.19, a PEG ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 0.77.

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.