Integrated Quantitative Investments LLC Takes $402,000 Position in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Integrated Quantitative Investments LLC bought a new stake in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 47,400 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock, valued at approximately $402,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Trexquant Investment LP boosted its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 70.2% during the 4th quarter. Trexquant Investment LP now owns 656,513 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $5,574,000 after purchasing an additional 270,854 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 39.7% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 611,461 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $5,191,000 after buying an additional 173,816 shares during the period. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC boosted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 12.2% during the fourth quarter. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC now owns 23,393 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $199,000 after acquiring an additional 2,535 shares during the last quarter. Seven Mile Advisory raised its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 25.9% in the 4th quarter. Seven Mile Advisory now owns 13,765 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $117,000 after acquiring an additional 2,829 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Summit Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vodafone Group Public during the 4th quarter worth $203,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently commented on VOD. Bank of America lowered shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, March 24th. DZ Bank upgraded Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. StockNews.com lowered Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 24th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Vodafone Group Public Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VOD opened at $8.50 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $8.92 and a 200-day simple moving average of $9.01. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a twelve month low of $8.00 and a twelve month high of $10.39. The company has a market capitalization of $20.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78.

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.