Sanctuary Advisors LLC Sells 10,732 Shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Sanctuary Advisors LLC lessened its holdings in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 20.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 42,878 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after selling 10,732 shares during the period. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $369,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VOD. ABC Arbitrage SA bought a new position in Vodafone Group Public in the fourth quarter valued at about $22,646,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 177.1% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,356,455 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $33,632,000 after purchasing an additional 2,145,085 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 1,119.6% during the third quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 942,179 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $9,441,000 after purchasing an additional 864,924 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can grew its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 12.4% during the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 4,277,581 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $43,161,000 after purchasing an additional 472,537 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC grew its holdings in shares of 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. Institutional investors own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Vodafone Group Public Price Performance

Vodafone Group Public stock opened at $8.90 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $8.46 and its 200 day moving average is $9.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 1.34. The firm has a market cap of $22.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.81, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.78. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a one year low of $8.00 and a one year high of $10.39.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently weighed in on VOD shares. StockNews.com cut Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

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.