Virtu Financial LLC Takes Position in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 310,717 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock, valued at approximately $2,638,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VOD. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 912.9% during the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 7,212 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 6,500 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vodafone Group Public during the fourth quarter valued at about $90,000. Strategic Family Wealth Counselors L.L.C. bought a new position in shares of Vodafone Group Public during the fourth quarter valued at about $92,000. Finally, Aigen Investment Management LP bought a new position in shares of Vodafone Group Public during the fourth quarter valued at about $93,000. 7.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VOD has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. DZ Bank raised shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 14th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Performance

Shares of VOD stock opened at $9.73 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $23.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.54, 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 quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.37. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 52 week low of $8.00 and a 52 week high of $10.39. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $8.75 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $9.06.

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.