Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC Purchases 41,457 Shares of Vodafone Group PLC $VOD

Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC grew its position in shares of Vodafone Group PLC (NASDAQ:VOD) by 208.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 61,365 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after buying an additional 41,457 shares during the quarter. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC’s holdings in Vodafone Group were worth $712,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VOD. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vodafone Group during the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group by 3,455.7% during the third quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 3,449 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 3,352 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of Vodafone Group by 49.7% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 6,632 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $71,000 after buying an additional 2,201 shares in the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group by 36.2% in the third quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 6,389 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $74,000 after buying an additional 1,698 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Vodafone Group by 98.1% during the 2nd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 7,372 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $78,000 after acquiring an additional 3,651 shares during the last quarter. 7.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vodafone Group Price Performance

Shares of Vodafone Group stock opened at $13.50 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $12.82 and a 200 day simple moving average of $11.96. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. Vodafone Group PLC has a 12 month low of $8.00 and a 12 month high of $13.99.

Vodafone Group Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. Berenberg Bank raised shares of Vodafone Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Vodafone Group in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen lowered Vodafone Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 15th. BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on Vodafone Group in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. They set an “underperform” rating and a $8.00 target price for the company. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a “sell” rating on shares of Vodafone Group in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $72.00.

Vodafone Group Company Profile

Vodafone Group plc is a British multinational telecommunications company headquartered in London. It provides a wide range of communications services to consumer and enterprise customers, including mobile voice and data, fixed-line broadband, cable and pay-TV, and wholesale network services. The company also offers business-oriented solutions such as cloud and hosting, managed networks, unified communications, and Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity and platform services.

Vodafone operates through a combination of wholly owned subsidiaries, joint ventures and partner arrangements across multiple countries, with a particularly large presence in Europe and in several African markets.