Trust Co. of Vermont Acquires 4,405 Shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Trust Co. of Vermont grew its holdings in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 1,493.2% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 4,700 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,405 shares during the quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $47,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 116.7% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,903 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 2,102 shares during the period. Asset Dedication LLC lifted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 630.9% in the second quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 4,634 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 4,000 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC bought a new position in Vodafone Group Public in the first quarter worth $46,000. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 230.9% in the first quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,410 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 3,775 shares during the period. Finally, Rothschild Investment LLC bought a new position in Vodafone Group Public in the second quarter worth $49,000. 7.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. UBS Group cut Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. New Street Research upgraded Vodafone Group Public to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 8th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Performance

Vodafone Group Public stock opened at $9.76 on Friday. 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 stock has a fifty day moving average price of $9.84 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $9.28. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 52-week low of $8.02 and a 52-week high of $10.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $26.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.79, a P/E/G ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 0.77.

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.