Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Stock Position Cut by Jump Financial LLC

Jump Financial LLC lessened its stake in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 19.4% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 25,000 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after selling 6,000 shares during the quarter. Jump Financial LLC’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $212,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 63.7% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 4,881 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 1,899 shares during the period. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its position in Vodafone Group Public by 912.9% during the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 7,212 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $61,000 after acquiring an additional 6,500 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC raised its position in Vodafone Group Public by 84.2% during the fourth quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 10,598 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $87,000 after acquiring an additional 4,846 shares in the last quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vodafone Group Public in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $89,000. Finally, Kestra Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vodafone Group Public in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $90,000. Institutional investors own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Vodafone Group Public Price Performance

Vodafone Group Public stock opened at $9.35 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.37. The firm has a market cap of $22.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.20, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.58. The business’s fifty day moving average is $9.07 and its two-hundred day moving average is $8.89. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 52 week low of $8.00 and a 52 week high of $10.39.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VOD has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. DZ Bank raised shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an “underweight” rating on shares of Vodafone Group Public in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Bank of America lowered Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, March 24th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Vodafone Group Public presently has an average rating of “Hold”.

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.