one8zero8 LLC Buys New Position in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

one8zero8 LLC bought a new stake in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 12,040 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock, valued at approximately $102,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC raised its position in Vodafone Group Public by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC now owns 22,006,311 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $186,834,000 after buying an additional 97,636 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,054,261 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $42,911,000 after purchasing an additional 91,010 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can increased its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 12.4% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 4,277,581 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $43,161,000 after purchasing an additional 472,537 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 177.1% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,356,455 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $33,632,000 after purchasing an additional 2,145,085 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldentree Asset Management LP increased its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 1.9% during the 3rd 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 last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have weighed in on the company. DZ Bank raised Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VOD opened at $9.86 on Tuesday. 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 12 month low of $8.00 and a 12 month high of $10.39. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $8.63 and a 200-day moving average of $9.06. The company has a market capitalization of $23.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.65, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.75.

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.