Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Shares Sold by Midwest Heritage Bank FSB

Midwest Heritage Bank FSB reduced its position in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 43.8% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 10,170 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after selling 7,925 shares during the quarter. Midwest Heritage Bank FSB’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $86,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VOD. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC raised its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC now owns 22,006,311 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $186,834,000 after purchasing an additional 97,636 shares during the period. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,054,261 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $42,911,000 after purchasing an additional 91,010 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can raised its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 12.4% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 4,277,581 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $43,161,000 after buying an additional 472,537 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 177.1% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,356,455 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $33,632,000 after buying an additional 2,145,085 shares during the period. Finally, Goldentree Asset Management LP raised its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Goldentree Asset Management LP now owns 3,283,292 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $32,898,000 after buying an additional 60,943 shares during the period. 7.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group cut 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 issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Up 1.7 %

VOD stock opened at $9.03 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $22.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.92, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.75. 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 12 month low of $8.00 and a 12 month high of $10.39. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $8.48 and a two-hundred day moving average of $9.08.

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.