Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Purchases 23,843 Shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 1.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 1,749,429 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after buying an additional 23,843 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned 0.07% of Vodafone Group Public worth $14,853,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 63.7% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 4,881 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 1,899 shares during the period. GeoWealth Management LLC boosted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 258.0% in the 4th quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC now owns 5,180 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 3,733 shares during the period. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust grew its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 912.9% in the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 7,212 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $61,000 after acquiring an additional 6,500 shares in the last quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vodafone Group Public during the fourth quarter worth approximately $89,000. Finally, Kestra Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $90,000. 7.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Performance

VOD stock opened at $9.25 on Friday. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a one year low of $8.00 and a one year high of $10.39. The firm has a market cap of $21.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.11, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.37. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $9.25 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $8.89.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have commented on the company. StockNews.com downgraded Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, April 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an “underweight” rating on shares of Vodafone Group Public in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. DZ Bank raised shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Bank of America cut shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, March 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Vodafone Group Public presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Vodafone Group Public Company 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.