Benjamin Edwards Inc. Acquires Shares of 20,099 Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Benjamin Edwards Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 20,099 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock, valued at approximately $171,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VOD. Lester Murray Antman dba SimplyRich bought a new stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public during the 4th quarter valued at $295,000. Atria Investments Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 8.7% during the 4th quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 842,286 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $7,151,000 after buying an additional 67,086 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP boosted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 9.0% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 27,103 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $227,000 after buying an additional 2,246 shares in the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 16.1% during the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 31,173 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $265,000 after buying an additional 4,332 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FNY Investment Advisers LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 62,900.0% during the 4th quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC now owns 63,000 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $534,000 after buying an additional 62,900 shares in the last quarter. 7.84% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vodafone Group Public Price Performance

VOD opened at $9.30 on Monday. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 1 year low of $8.00 and a 1 year high of $10.39. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $9.26 and a 200-day moving average price of $8.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 1.34. The firm has a market cap of $23.22 billion, a PE ratio of 8.16, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.61.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VOD has been the topic of a number of research reports. StockNews.com cut shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, April 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an “underweight” rating on shares of Vodafone Group Public in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. DZ Bank raised Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Bank of America lowered Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, March 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold”.

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.