Should I buy or sell Vodafone Group Public stock right now?

5 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Vodafone Group Public in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" VOD shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in VOD, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. View VOD analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

What is Vodafone Group Public's stock price target for 2024?

5 analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Vodafone Group Public's shares. Their VOD share price targets range from GBX 68 to GBX 165. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach GBX 99.80 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 50.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for VOD or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts .

How have VOD shares performed in 2024?

Vodafone Group Public's stock was trading at GBX 68.56 at the start of the year. Since then, VOD stock has decreased by 3.0% and is now trading at GBX 66.50. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here .

How often does Vodafone Group Public pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Vodafone Group Public?

Vodafone Group Public announced a dividend on Tuesday, November 14th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 23rd will be paid a dividend of GBX 0.05 per share on Friday, February 2nd. This represents a dividend yield of 5.07%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 23rd. The official announcement can be viewed at this link . Read our dividend analysis for VOD .

Is Vodafone Group Public a good dividend stock?

Vodafone Group Public (LON:VOD) pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 11.20%. VOD has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 2,424.24%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Read our dividend analysis for VOD .

What other stocks do shareholders of Vodafone Group Public own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Vodafone Group Public investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) , GSK (GSK) , Barclays (BARC) , BP (BP) , AT&T (T) , General Electric (GE) , Intel (INTC) , Bank of America (BAC) , Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Aviva (AV) .

How do I buy shares of Vodafone Group Public?

Shares of VOD stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

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Vodafone Group Public (VOD) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 66.06

-1.08 (-1.61%)

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Today's Range: 65.94
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66.82
50-Day Range: 62.97
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71.20
52-Week Range: 62.71
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97.05

Volume: 47.93 million shs
Average Volume: 85.98 million shs
Market Capitalization: £17.89 billion

P/E Ratio: 200.18
Dividend Yield: 12.11%
Price Target: GBX 99.80

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Vodafone Group Public MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Hold
2.20 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 50.1% Upside
GBX 99.80 Price Target
Short Interest: N/A
Dividend Strength: Weak
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: -0.86
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment: 0.08
Based on 11 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares
£229.02 M Bought Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Overall MarketRank^™

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank^™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

3.68 out of 5 stars

3.1

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Vodafone Group Public has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Vodafone Group Public has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

N/A

Short Interest

Short Interest
There is no current short interest data available for VOD.

1.7

Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
Vodafone Group Public is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 11.20%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
Vodafone Group Public does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Vodafone Group Public is 2,424.24%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

3.2

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
Vodafone Group Public has received a 32.07% net impact score from Upright. Vodafone seems to create the most significant positive value in categories "Taxes", "Knowledge infrastructure", and "Jobs". The positive contribution in the "Knowledge infrastructure" impact category is mostly driven by its "Mobile consumer internet provision", "IoT software", and "Fixed consumer internet provision" products. See details.
Environmental Sustainability
The Environmental Impact score for Vodafone Group Public is -0.86.

2.3

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Vodafone Group Public has a news sentiment score of 0.08. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.46 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Vodafone Group Public this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
Only 41 people have searched for VOD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -21% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
4 people have added Vodafone Group Public to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

2.5

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Vodafone Group Public insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £2,290,215 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 8.31% of the stock of Vodafone Group Public is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
53.48% of the stock of Vodafone Group Public is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

2.5

Earnings and Valuation

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Vodafone Group Public is 201.52, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 139.16.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Vodafone Group Public is 201.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 463.02.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Vodafone Group Public has a PEG Ratio of 0.59. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Vodafone Group Public has a P/B Ratio of 0.30. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Vodafone Group Public Stock (LON:VOD)

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. The company also provides consumer Internet of Things (IoT) propositions, as well as security and insurance products; mobile services; logistics, fleet management, and smart metering services; WiFi; digital services comprising mobile application development, multi-access edge computing, worker insights, AI assistant, drone detection, visual inspection, and mixed reality, as well as Vodafone Analytics platform; and traditional IT hosting services, including colocation, managed hosting, security, hosting infrastructure, and flexible computing for government. In addition, it offers integrated business communication services, as well as fixed mobile convergence services; and carrier services, as well as IoT devices comprising managed tablets and integrated terminals. Further, it offers M-Pesa, an African mobile money platform to make payments and provide financial services; Vodafone Business multi-cloud platform; and productivity solutions, as well as operates digital cloud-based television platforms. It serves private and public sector customers in the manufacturing, retail, automotive, banking finance, healthcare, smart cities and public, agriculture, transport and logistics, and energy and utilities management industries. It offers its products and services through digital and physical channels. Vodafone Group Public Limited Company has a strategic partnership with Open Fiber. The company was incorporated in 1984 and is based in Newbury, the United Kingdom.

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VOD Stock News Headlines

March 29, 2024 | insidertrades.com

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April 10, 2024 | msn.com

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April 7, 2024 | msn.com

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April 4, 2024 | msn.com

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April 4, 2024 | msn.com

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April 2, 2024 | uk.finance.yahoo.com

My target for the Vodafone share price is 100p!

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Vodafone Germany cutting 2,000 jobs as part of savings programme

March 26, 2024 | marketwatch.com

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Ex-Dividend for 2/2 Dividend: 11/23/2023
Dividend Payable: 2/02/2024
Today: 4/16/2024

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: LON
Sector: Communication Services
Industry: Telecom Services
Sub-Industry: N/A
Current Symbol: LON:VOD
CUSIP: N/A
CIK: N/A
Web: www.vodafone.com
Phone: +44-1635-33251
Fax: N/A
Employees: 104,000
Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target: GBX 99.80
High Stock Price Target: GBX 165
Low Stock Price Target: GBX 68
Potential Upside/Downside: +50.1%
Consensus Rating: Hold
Rating Score (0-4): 2.20
Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.33
Trailing P/E Ratio: 201.52
Forward P/E Ratio: 12.96
P/E Growth: 0.59
Net Income: £10.55 billion
Net Margins: 23.59%
Pretax Margin: N/A
Return on Equity: 18.40%
Return on Assets: 1.44%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 109.39
Current Ratio: 0.89
Quick Ratio: 0.78

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: £44.71 billion
Price / Sales: 0.40
Cash Flow: GBX 40.28 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 1.65
Book Value: GBX 224 per share
Price / Book: 0.30

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 27,080,000,000
Free Float: N/A
Market Cap: £18.01 billion
Optionable: Not Optionable
Beta: 0.48

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Key Executives

Ms. Margherita Della Valle (Age 59)
Group CEO & Executive Director
Comp: $2.12M
Mr. Luka Mucic (Age 53)
Group CFO & Executive Director
Mr. Scott Petty
Group Chief Technology Officer
Stefanie Reichel
Director of Legal & Compliance
Ms. Maaike Helena De Bie
Group General Counsel & Company Secretary
Ms. Leanne Susan Wood (Age 52)
Chief Human Resources Officer
Mr. António Rui de Lacerda Carrapatoso
Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone Portugal Operations
Mr. Rob Mukherjee
Head of North West regional business
Mr. Tony Bailey
Head of Regional Business
Mr. Joakim Reiter
Chief External & Corporate Affairs Officer

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Should I Buy Vodafone Group Public Stock? VOD Pros and Cons Explained

Pros

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Vodafone Group Public Limited:

Vodafone Group provides telecommunication services in Europe and internationally, offering mobile connectivity services.
Strategic partnership with Open Fiber, enhancing its network capabilities and reach.

Cons

Investors should be bearish about investing in Vodafone Group Public Limited for these reasons:

Stock price fluctuations may impact investment returns.

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Please send any questions or comments about these Vodafone Group Public pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

VOD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Vodafone Group Public stock right now?: 5 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Vodafone Group Public in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" VOD shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in VOD, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
View VOD analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.
What is Vodafone Group Public's stock price target for 2024?: 5 analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Vodafone Group Public's shares. Their VOD share price targets range from GBX 68 to GBX 165. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach GBX 99.80 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 50.1% from the stock's current price.
View analysts price targets for VOD or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.
How have VOD shares performed in 2024?: Vodafone Group Public's stock was trading at GBX 68.56 at the start of the year. Since then, VOD stock has decreased by 3.0% and is now trading at GBX 66.50.
View the best growth stocks for 2024 here.
How often does Vodafone Group Public pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Vodafone Group Public?: Vodafone Group Public announced a dividend on Tuesday, November 14th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 23rd will be paid a dividend of GBX 0.05 per share on Friday, February 2nd. This represents a dividend yield of 5.07%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 23rd. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.
Read our dividend analysis for VOD.

Is Vodafone Group Public a good dividend stock?: Vodafone Group Public (LON:VOD) pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 11.20%. VOD has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 2,424.24%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.
Read our dividend analysis for VOD.
What other stocks do shareholders of Vodafone Group Public own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Vodafone Group Public investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), GSK (GSK), Barclays (BARC), BP (BP), AT&T (T), General Electric (GE), Intel (INTC), Bank of America (BAC), Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Aviva (AV).
How do I buy shares of Vodafone Group Public?: Shares of VOD stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.
Compare Top Brokerages Here.

This page (LON:VOD) was last updated on 4/16/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Vodafone Group Public (VOD) Share Price, News & Analysis

Vodafone Group Public MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

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Analyst's Opinion

Short Interest

Short Interest

Dividend Strength

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score

Environmental Sustainability

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment

News Coverage This Week

Search Interest

MarketBeat Follows

Company Ownership

Earnings and Valuation

About Vodafone Group Public Stock (LON:VOD)

VOD Stock Price History

VOD Stock News Headlines

Company Calendar

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Price Target and Rating

Profitability

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Miscellaneous

Key Executives

Key Competitors

Insiders

Should I Buy Vodafone Group Public Stock? VOD Pros and Cons Explained

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VOD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

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