Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc. Acquires 5,692 Shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc. lifted its holdings in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 13.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 48,028 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,692 shares during the quarter. Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc.’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $408,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its position in Vodafone Group Public by 63.7% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 4,881 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 1,899 shares in the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its position in Vodafone Group Public by 912.9% during the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 7,212 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $61,000 after acquiring an additional 6,500 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Vodafone Group Public during the fourth quarter worth $90,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. raised its position in Vodafone Group Public by 627.3% during the third quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. now owns 9,651 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $97,000 after acquiring an additional 8,324 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Entropy Technologies LP bought a new stake in Vodafone Group Public during the fourth quarter worth $110,000. Institutional investors own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have issued reports on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Vodafone Group Public Price Performance

NASDAQ:VOD opened at $9.01 on Friday. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a one year low of $8.00 and a one year high of $10.39. The company has a market cap of $22.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.90, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.75. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $8.49 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $9.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 1.34.

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.