Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC Purchases 15,297 Shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 96.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 31,159 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after buying an additional 15,297 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $271,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VOD. Natixis Advisors L.P. raised its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 30.6% in the 1st quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P. now owns 99,498 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $1,654,000 after purchasing an additional 23,331 shares in the last quarter. APG Asset Management N.V. purchased a new position in shares of Vodafone Group Public during the first quarter worth approximately $1,301,000. Cibc World Market Inc. grew its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 8.3% during the first quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. now owns 177,225 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $2,945,000 after acquiring an additional 13,522 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. grew its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 42.6% during the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 19,174 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $331,000 after acquiring an additional 5,727 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in Vodafone Group Public by 7.8% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 156,922 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $2,608,000 after buying an additional 11,357 shares during the last quarter. 7.84% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com lowered shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 12th.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Performance

VOD opened at $8.34 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.89. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 12 month low of $8.02 and a 12 month high of $12.07. The business has a 50-day moving average of $8.64 and a two-hundred day moving average of $8.86.

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.