Vodafone Group Public (NASDAQ:VOD) Stock Price Up 1.8%

Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) shares rose 1.8% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $9.85 and last traded at $9.84. Approximately 629,989 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 90% from the average daily volume of 6,573,694 shares. The stock had previously closed at $9.67.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VOD has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. UBS Group cut Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, August 5th. New Street Research raised Vodafone Group Public to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 8th. StockNews.com cut Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 22nd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft began coverage on Vodafone Group Public in a research note on Thursday, June 20th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $14.45.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. The company has a market cap of $26.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.00, a PEG ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 0.75. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $9.22 and a 200-day moving average of $8.96.

Institutional Trading of Vodafone Group Public

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vicus Capital boosted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 10.0% during the 2nd quarter. Vicus Capital now owns 12,629 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $112,000 after acquiring an additional 1,144 shares in the last quarter. Cohen Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position 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 valued at $257,000 after acquiring an additional 1,148 shares in the last quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC boosted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 10.6% during the 4th quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC now owns 13,356 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $116,000 after acquiring an additional 1,277 shares in the last quarter. Profund Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of 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 last quarter. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 14.4% during the 1st quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 10,723 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $95,000 after purchasing an additional 1,352 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

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.