Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Stock Holdings Lowered by Arkadios Wealth Advisors

Arkadios Wealth Advisors lowered its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 23.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 19,886 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after selling 5,937 shares during the period. Arkadios Wealth Advisors’ holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $169,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VOD. Trust Co. of Vermont lifted its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 1,493.2% in the third quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 4,700 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 4,405 shares during the period. CENTRAL TRUST Co lifted its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 37.8% in the 3rd quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 5,516 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $55,000 after acquiring an additional 1,513 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 79.9% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 7,023 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $70,000 after acquiring an additional 3,120 shares during the last quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. lifted its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 627.3% in the 3rd quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. now owns 9,651 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $97,000 after acquiring an additional 8,324 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vodafone Group Public in the 3rd quarter valued at about $101,000. Institutional investors own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Two equities 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 company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Vodafone Group Public has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Vodafone Group Public Price Performance

VOD stock opened at $8.37 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a one year low of $8.02 and a one year high of $10.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.21 billion, a PE ratio of 6.98, a P/E/G ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 0.77. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $8.61 and a two-hundred day moving average of $9.22.

Vodafone Group Public Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.2423 per share. This represents a yield of 8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 22nd. Vodafone Group Public’s dividend payout ratio is presently 37.50%.

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.