Natixis Advisors LLC Raises Holdings in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 46.0% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 151,771 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after acquiring an additional 47,788 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $1,521,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of VOD. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in Vodafone Group Public by 116.7% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,903 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 2,102 shares during the last quarter. Asset Dedication LLC lifted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 630.9% during the second quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 4,634 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 4,000 shares during the period. Trust Co. of Vermont boosted 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 last quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC bought a new stake in Vodafone Group Public in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $49,000. Finally, CENTRAL TRUST Co raised its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 37.8% during the 3rd quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 5,516 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $55,000 after buying an additional 1,513 shares during the last quarter. 7.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Up 2.1 %

VOD opened at $8.91 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $9.51 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $9.41. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 1-year low of $8.02 and a 1-year high of $10.39. 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 Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 7th. Investors of record on Friday, November 22nd will be issued a $0.2423 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 22nd. This represents a yield of 8%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. StockNews.com raised Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 30th. UBS Group cut Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Vodafone Group Public 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.