Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. Sells 78,068 Shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. cut its holdings in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 12.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 571,387 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after selling 78,068 shares during the quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $4,851,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 63.7% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 4,881 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 1,899 shares during the period. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust grew its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 912.9% in the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 7,212 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $61,000 after buying an additional 6,500 shares during the period. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC grew its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 84.2% in the fourth quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 10,598 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $87,000 after acquiring an additional 4,846 shares during the period. Kestra Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vodafone Group Public during the 4th quarter valued at about $90,000. Finally, Strategic Family Wealth Counselors L.L.C. acquired a new stake in Vodafone Group Public during the 4th quarter worth approximately $92,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Vodafone Group Public Price Performance

NASDAQ:VOD opened at $9.31 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.05 billion, a PE ratio of 8.17, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $8.96 and a 200 day simple moving average of $8.91. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 1-year low of $8.00 and a 1-year high of $10.39.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on VOD. StockNews.com lowered shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 24th. 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 cut shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, March 24th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Vodafone Group Public currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

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.