Hantz Financial Services Inc. Increases Holdings in Vodafone Group PLC $VOD

Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its holdings in Vodafone Group PLC (NASDAQ:VOD) by 175.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 58,337 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after acquiring an additional 37,158 shares during the quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vodafone Group were worth $677,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VOD. Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its holdings in 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 in the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Vodafone Group by 36.2% in the 3rd 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. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its stake 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 in the last quarter. Rexford Capital Inc. acquired a new position in Vodafone Group in the second quarter valued at $89,000. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vodafone Group during the second quarter worth about $107,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Vodafone Group News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Vodafone Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Management stuck to guidance and said it remains on track to deliver at the upper end of its profit and cash-flow targets for the year, supporting confidence in near-term cash returns. Vodafone sticks to guidance despite UK and Germany softness
• Positive Sentiment: Vodafone launched a new €500m share buyback, a direct capital-return measure that can support the share price and EPS. Vodafone starts new EUR500 million share buyback as revenue rises
• Positive Sentiment: Group service revenue showed underlying growth (reported organic/service revenue increases) with management pointing to strength in Turkey, Africa and parts of Germany as drivers for profit resilience. Vodafone growth: Turkey, Africa, Germany supports profit
• Neutral Sentiment: Full Q3 sales/trading call transcript and slideshow are available for investors wanting detail on metrics, region-level trends and management commentary — useful for modeling forward revenue and margins. Vodafone Q3 2026 Sales/Trading Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Germany underperformed expectations: growth there missed forecasts, prompting a sharp market reaction and one report saying shares slid ~5% on the news — this market is large for Vodafone and a drag on sentiment. Vodafone Shares Slide 5% as Germany Growth Misses Expectations
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue missed some market expectations with particular weakness flagged in Turkey and softer UK performance; outlets reported downward pressure on the shares and noted a rating downgrade from some analysts citing limited near-term valuation upside. Vodafone Shares Fall After Revenue Disappoints Vodafone: We Have Liftoff (Rating Downgrade)

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently issued reports on VOD shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Vodafone Group in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Berenberg Bank raised Vodafone Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Zacks Research raised shares of Vodafone Group from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded shares of Vodafone Group to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Vodafone Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 15th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $72.00.

Vodafone Group Trading Up 3.4%

VOD stock opened at $15.11 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $13.44 and a 200-day moving average of $12.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.17. Vodafone Group PLC has a one year low of $8.05 and a one year high of $15.90.

Vodafone Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 24th were issued a $0.2567 dividend. This represents a yield of 434.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 24th.

About Vodafone Group

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.