Trexquant Investment LP Increases Stock Position in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Trexquant Investment LP increased its position in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 70.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 656,513 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after buying an additional 270,854 shares during the quarter. Trexquant Investment LP’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $5,574,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Stifel Financial Corp increased its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 34.9% in the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 778,068 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $7,796,000 after acquiring an additional 201,360 shares in the last quarter. Lester Murray Antman dba SimplyRich acquired a new stake in Vodafone Group Public in the 4th quarter valued at $295,000. Atria Investments Inc raised its position in Vodafone Group Public by 8.7% in the fourth quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 842,286 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $7,151,000 after purchasing an additional 67,086 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP lifted its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 9.0% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 27,103 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $227,000 after purchasing an additional 2,246 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 16.1% in the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 31,173 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $265,000 after buying an additional 4,332 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VOD has been the topic of several recent research reports. DZ Bank raised Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. 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. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 24th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Performance

Shares of VOD opened at $8.50 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $20.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.46, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The business’s 50 day moving average is $8.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $9.01. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 52-week low of $8.00 and a 52-week 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.