Leo Wealth LLC Raises Stake in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Leo Wealth LLC raised its position in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 10.6% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 143,686 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after purchasing an additional 13,770 shares during the period. Leo Wealth LLC’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $1,440,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VOD. Vicus Capital raised its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 10.0% in the second quarter. Vicus Capital now owns 12,629 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $112,000 after buying an additional 1,144 shares in the last quarter. Cohen Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of 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 worth $257,000 after acquiring an additional 1,148 shares in the last quarter. Profund Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 3.0% during the second quarter. Profund Advisors LLC now owns 46,497 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $412,000 after purchasing an additional 1,350 shares during the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. boosted its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 14.4% in the first 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Pacific Center for Financial Services increased its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 17.4% in the first quarter. Pacific Center for Financial Services now owns 9,199 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $82,000 after purchasing an additional 1,361 shares during the last quarter. 7.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on VOD. UBS Group downgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. New Street Research upgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 8th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Vodafone Group Public has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Vodafone Group Public Trading Down 0.7 %

Shares of VOD traded down $0.07 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $9.56. 3,846,324 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,167,419. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a current ratio of 1.31. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 52-week low of $8.02 and a 52-week high of $10.39. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $9.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is $9.29.

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.