Blue Trust Inc. Has $186,000 Stock Position in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 36.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 21,925 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after buying an additional 5,869 shares during the quarter. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $186,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VOD. Apollon Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 7.6% in the 3rd quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 17,072 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $171,000 after purchasing an additional 1,204 shares during the period. DRW Securities LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. DRW Securities LLC now owns 66,256 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $664,000 after acquiring an additional 1,399 shares during the last quarter. Pitcairn Co. raised its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 10.4% during the 3rd quarter. Pitcairn Co. now owns 15,432 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $155,000 after buying an additional 1,458 shares during the last quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co raised its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 37.8% during the third quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 5,516 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $55,000 after acquiring an additional 1,513 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cohen Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. Cohen Investment Advisors LLC now owns 35,470 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $301,000 after buying an additional 1,728 shares during the period. 7.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VOD opened at $8.20 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $8.56 and its 200-day moving average price is $9.19. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 52-week low of $8.00 and a 52-week high of $10.39.

Vodafone Group Public Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.2423 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 22nd. This represents a dividend yield of 8%.

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.