Blair William & Co. IL Cuts Stock Holdings in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Blair William & Co. IL lowered its stake in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 7.0% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 53,442 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after selling 3,997 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $474,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vicus Capital boosted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 10.0% during the 2nd quarter. Vicus Capital now owns 12,629 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $112,000 after buying an additional 1,144 shares during the period. Cohen Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 4.4% during the second quarter. Cohen Investment Advisors LLC now owns 27,092 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $257,000 after purchasing an additional 1,148 shares during the period. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC grew its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 10.6% in the fourth quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC now owns 13,356 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $116,000 after purchasing an additional 1,277 shares during the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. increased its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 14.4% during the 1st quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 10,723 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $95,000 after purchasing an additional 1,352 shares during the period. Finally, Pacific Center for Financial Services lifted its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 17.4% in the 1st quarter. Pacific Center for Financial Services now owns 9,199 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $82,000 after buying an additional 1,361 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Performance

Shares of Vodafone Group Public stock opened at $10.04 on Friday. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 12 month low of $8.02 and a 12 month high of $10.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 1.31 and a quick ratio of 1.29. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $9.64 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $9.16.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

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.