Aviso Financial Inc. Has $1.53 Million Holdings in Vodafone Group PLC $VOD

Aviso Financial Inc. lifted its stake in Vodafone Group PLC (NASDAQ:VOD) by 4.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 143,300 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,540 shares during the period. Aviso Financial Inc.’s holdings in Vodafone Group were worth $1,528,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Fourpath Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vodafone Group by 4.6% in the 2nd quarter. Fourpath Capital Management LLC now owns 21,225 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $226,000 after purchasing an additional 940 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC raised its position in shares of Vodafone Group by 1.6% during the second quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 77,232 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $823,000 after buying an additional 1,210 shares during the last quarter. Ethic Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vodafone Group by 1.5% in the second quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 89,967 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $949,000 after buying an additional 1,288 shares during the period. Brucke Financial Inc. grew its position in Vodafone Group by 9.8% during the first quarter. Brucke Financial Inc. now owns 14,700 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $143,000 after buying an additional 1,308 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC increased its stake in Vodafone Group by 1.5% during the first quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 92,068 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $863,000 after acquiring an additional 1,318 shares during the period. 7.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have commented on VOD shares. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Vodafone Group in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen cut Vodafone Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 15th. UBS Group reiterated a “sell” rating on shares of Vodafone Group in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on shares of Vodafone Group in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. They issued an “underperform” rating and a $8.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Zacks Research lowered Vodafone Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Friday, November 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and seven have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Vodafone Group currently has a consensus rating of “Strong Sell” and an average target price of $72.00.

Vodafone Group Trading Up 3.3%

Shares of Vodafone Group stock opened at $12.22 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 1.23. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $11.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of $11.16. Vodafone Group PLC has a fifty-two week low of $8.00 and a fifty-two week high of $12.72.

Vodafone Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, November 24th will be given a $0.2567 dividend. This represents a yield of 434.0%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 24th.

Vodafone Group 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.