CENTRAL TRUST Co Acquires 1,513 Shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

CENTRAL TRUST Co boosted its stake in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 37.8% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 5,516 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after buying an additional 1,513 shares during the period. CENTRAL TRUST Co’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $55,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vodafone Group Public in the third quarter worth approximately $7,482,000. Private Advisor Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 4.9% in the 3rd quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 66,492 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $666,000 after purchasing an additional 3,122 shares in the last quarter. Leo Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 10.6% during the 3rd quarter. Leo Wealth LLC now owns 143,686 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $1,440,000 after purchasing an additional 13,770 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vodafone Group Public in the 3rd quarter worth $101,000. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 20.8% in the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 13,134 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $132,000 after purchasing an additional 2,263 shares during the last quarter. 7.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VOD opened at $9.48 on Monday. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 1 year low of $8.02 and a 1 year high of $10.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a current ratio of 1.31. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $9.84 and its 200 day moving average is $9.32.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently commented on VOD shares. StockNews.com upgraded Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 30th. UBS Group downgraded Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Finally, New Street Research upgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently 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.