Moors & Cabot Inc. Increases Stock Holdings in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Moors & Cabot Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 83,748 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after buying an additional 1,865 shares during the quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc.’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $743,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC grew its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC now owns 21,870,016 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $193,987,000 after purchasing an additional 261,060 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 9.6% during the second quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,984,642 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $44,214,000 after buying an additional 435,877 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 3,301,869 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $28,726,000 after acquiring an additional 12,826 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,785,945 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $15,841,000 after acquiring an additional 59,478 shares during the period. Finally, Clifford Capital Partners LLC grew its position in Vodafone Group Public by 12.1% in the 1st quarter. Clifford Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,546,408 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $13,763,000 after acquiring an additional 166,986 shares during the last quarter. 7.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VOD opened at $10.23 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. The business’s 50-day moving average is $9.55 and its 200 day moving average is $9.12. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 1 year low of $8.02 and a 1 year high of $10.39.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft initiated coverage on shares of Vodafone Group Public in a report on Thursday, June 20th. They set a “buy” rating for the company. New Street Research raised shares of Vodafone Group Public to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 8th. UBS Group cut Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, August 5th. Finally, StockNews.com raised Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $14.45.

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.