Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Shares Bought by Park Avenue Securities LLC

Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VODFree Report) by 16.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 31,173 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,332 shares during the quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $265,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Trust Co. of Vermont increased its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 1,493.2% during 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 in the last quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co grew its position in Vodafone Group Public by 37.8% in the third quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 5,516 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $55,000 after acquiring an additional 1,513 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 79.9% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 7,023 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $70,000 after purchasing an additional 3,120 shares during the last quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 627.3% during the 3rd quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. now owns 9,651 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $97,000 after purchasing an additional 8,324 shares during the period. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public in the 3rd quarter valued at $101,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Vodafone Group Public Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VOD opened at $8.37 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.37. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $8.60 and a 200-day simple moving average of $9.22. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a twelve month low of $8.02 and a twelve month high of $10.39.

Vodafone Group Public Cuts Dividend

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, 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 equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Vodafone Group Public presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

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Vodafone Group Public Profile

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Vodafone Group Public (NASDAQ:VOD)

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