one8zero8 LLC Purchases New Stake in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

one8zero8 LLC purchased a new stake in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 12,040 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock, valued at approximately $102,000.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VOD. ABC Arbitrage SA bought a new position in Vodafone Group Public in the fourth quarter valued at about $22,646,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 177.1% during the third 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 last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 749.7% during the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,151,935 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $18,270,000 after buying an additional 1,898,663 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Vodafone Group Public during the fourth quarter worth about $10,583,000. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can boosted its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 12.4% during the third 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 last quarter. Institutional investors own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. DZ Bank upgraded Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. StockNews.com raised Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Vodafone Group Public currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Vodafone Group Public Trading Up 3.2 %

NASDAQ VOD opened at $9.86 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $23.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.65, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.75. 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 stock’s 50-day moving average is $8.63 and its 200-day moving average is $9.06. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a one year low of $8.00 and a one year high of $10.39.

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.