Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Short Interest Update

Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 2,760,000 shares, a decrease of 22.9% from the September 15th total of 3,580,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 4,600,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of Vodafone Group Public

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VOD. Vicus Capital lifted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 10.0% in the 2nd quarter. Vicus Capital now owns 12,629 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $112,000 after buying an additional 1,144 shares during the period. Cohen Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 4.4% during the 2nd quarter. Cohen Investment Advisors LLC now owns 27,092 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $257,000 after acquiring an additional 1,148 shares in the last quarter. Profund Advisors LLC increased its position in Vodafone Group Public by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. Profund Advisors LLC now owns 46,497 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $412,000 after purchasing an additional 1,350 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 14.4% in the 1st quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 10,723 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $95,000 after purchasing an additional 1,352 shares during the period. Finally, Pacific Center for Financial Services boosted its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 17.4% during the first quarter. Pacific Center for Financial Services now owns 9,199 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $82,000 after purchasing an additional 1,361 shares in the last quarter. 7.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vodafone Group Public Price Performance

Shares of VOD stock traded up $0.01 on Monday, reaching $9.66. 1,332,897 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,240,466. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $9.78 and its 200 day simple moving average is $9.26. 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 has a 52 week low of $8.02 and a 52 week high of $10.39.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VOD has been the topic of a number of research reports. New Street Research upgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft began coverage on Vodafone Group Public in a report on Thursday, June 20th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. UBS Group downgraded Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Vodafone Group Public currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

About Vodafone Group Public

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.