Private Advisor Group LLC Buys 14,606 Shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Private Advisor Group LLC boosted its stake in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 30.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 63,370 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after acquiring an additional 14,606 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $562,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 116.7% during the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,903 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 2,102 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public during the 1st quarter worth approximately $46,000. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 230.9% during the 1st quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,410 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 3,775 shares during the period. Rothschild Investment LLC bought a new position in Vodafone Group Public during the second quarter worth $49,000. Finally, Pingora Partners LLC bought a new stake in Vodafone Group Public in the fourth quarter valued at $57,000. Institutional investors own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of VOD opened at $10.23 on Thursday. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 52 week low of $8.02 and a 52 week high of $10.39. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $9.55 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $9.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 1.31 and a quick ratio of 1.29.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

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.