HF Advisory Group LLC Purchases 35,585 Shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

HF Advisory Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 22.6% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 193,097 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after acquiring an additional 35,585 shares during the period. HF Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $1,809,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. NBC Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 116,833.3% during the 1st quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 3,508 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 3,505 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its position in Vodafone Group Public by 63.7% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 4,881 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 1,899 shares in the last quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC increased its position in Vodafone Group Public by 258.0% during the 4th quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC now owns 5,180 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 3,733 shares in the last quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC increased its position in Vodafone Group Public by 509.7% during the 4th quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 6,829 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $58,000 after purchasing an additional 5,709 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its position in Vodafone Group Public by 912.9% during the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 7,212 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $61,000 after purchasing an additional 6,500 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Vodafone Group Public Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of NASDAQ VOD opened at $10.26 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.37. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 52-week low of $8.00 and a 52-week high of $10.60. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $9.46 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $8.99. The stock has a market cap of $25.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.58.

Vodafone Group Public Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 6th will be given a dividend of $0.2355 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 6.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 6th. Vodafone Group Public’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 41.23%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently issued reports on VOD. Bank of America cut shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, March 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an “underweight” rating on shares of Vodafone Group Public in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. DZ Bank upgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently 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.