Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Shares Sold by Caprock Group LLC

Caprock Group LLC reduced its stake in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 5.4% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 136,264 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after selling 7,750 shares during the quarter. Caprock Group LLC’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $1,190,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VOD. Apollon Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 7.6% in 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 during the period. DRW Securities LLC lifted its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 2.2% in the third quarter. DRW Securities LLC now owns 66,256 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $664,000 after acquiring an additional 1,399 shares during the last quarter. Pitcairn Co. grew its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 10.4% during the 3rd quarter. Pitcairn Co. now owns 15,432 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $155,000 after acquiring an additional 1,458 shares in the last quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co increased its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 37.8% in the 3rd quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 5,516 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 1,513 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cohen Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Cohen Investment Advisors LLC now owns 35,470 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $301,000 after purchasing an additional 1,728 shares during the last quarter. 7.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Vodafone Group Public Price Performance

Shares of Vodafone Group Public stock opened at $8.54 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 52 week low of $8.02 and a 52 week high of $10.39. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $8.57 and its two-hundred day moving average is $9.20.

Vodafone Group Public Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 7th. Investors of record on Friday, November 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.2423 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 22nd. This represents a yield of 8%.

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.