Proficio Capital Partners LLC Purchases 1,898,663 Shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Proficio Capital Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 749.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 2,151,935 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,898,663 shares during the period. Proficio Capital Partners LLC owned 0.08% of Vodafone Group Public worth $18,270,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 34.9% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 778,068 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $7,796,000 after buying an additional 201,360 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. lifted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 1,119.6% during the third quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 942,179 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $9,441,000 after acquiring an additional 864,924 shares during the last quarter. Lester Murray Antman dba SimplyRich acquired a new position in shares of Vodafone Group Public in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $295,000. Goldentree Asset Management LP increased its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 1.9% during the third quarter. Goldentree Asset Management LP now owns 3,283,292 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $32,898,000 after purchasing an additional 60,943 shares during the period. Finally, Allworth Financial LP lifted its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 9.0% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 27,103 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $227,000 after purchasing an additional 2,246 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have commented on VOD shares. StockNews.com lowered Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Vodafone Group Public Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of VOD stock opened at $8.81 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $22.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.78. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 1 year low of $8.00 and a 1 year high of $10.39. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $8.45 and a 200 day simple moving average of $9.09.

About Vodafone Group Public

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.