MQS Management LLC Buys New Stake in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

MQS Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 23,521 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock, valued at approximately $236,000.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vicus Capital lifted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 10.0% in the 2nd quarter. Vicus Capital now owns 12,629 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $112,000 after acquiring an additional 1,144 shares during the last quarter. Cohen Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in 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 valued at $257,000 after buying an additional 1,148 shares in the last quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 7.6% during the 3rd quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 17,072 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $171,000 after buying an additional 1,204 shares in the last quarter. Profund Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. Profund Advisors LLC now owns 46,497 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $412,000 after buying an additional 1,350 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pacific Center for Financial Services lifted its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 17.4% during the 1st quarter. Pacific Center for Financial Services now owns 9,199 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $82,000 after buying an additional 1,361 shares in the last quarter. 7.84% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VOD opened at $8.77 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 12 month low of $8.02 and a 12 month high of $10.39. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $9.68 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $9.38. The stock has a market cap of $22.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.60, a PEG ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 0.77.

Vodafone Group Public Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 7th. Investors of record on Friday, November 22nd will be paid a $0.2423 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 8%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 22nd. Vodafone Group Public’s dividend payout ratio is currently 44.12%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VOD has been the topic of a number of research reports. UBS Group downgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. StockNews.com raised shares of 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 given a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Vodafone Group Public 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.