Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Shares Sold by QRG Capital Management Inc.

QRG Capital Management Inc. lowered its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 2.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 412,237 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after selling 11,892 shares during the period. QRG Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $3,500,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. ABC Arbitrage SA acquired a new stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public during the fourth quarter worth about $22,646,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 177.1% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,356,455 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $33,632,000 after acquiring an additional 2,145,085 shares during the period. Proficio Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 749.7% in the 4th quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,151,935 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $18,270,000 after purchasing an additional 1,898,663 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 1,119.6% in the third quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 942,179 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $9,441,000 after purchasing an additional 864,924 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can raised its stake 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. 7.84% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vodafone Group Public Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of VOD stock opened at $8.81 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $8.45 and its 200 day moving average price is $9.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.37 billion, a PE ratio of 7.73, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 1.34. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 1-year low of $8.00 and a 1-year high of $10.39.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VOD has been the topic of several recent research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group cut shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

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.