Cohen Investment Advisors LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Cohen Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 5.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 35,470 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,728 shares during the quarter. Cohen Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $301,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VOD. Apollon Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 7.6% during the 3rd quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 17,072 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $171,000 after acquiring an additional 1,204 shares in the last quarter. Profund Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 3.0% during the second quarter. Profund Advisors LLC now owns 46,497 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $412,000 after purchasing an additional 1,350 shares in the last quarter. DRW Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. DRW Securities LLC now owns 66,256 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $664,000 after buying an additional 1,399 shares during the last quarter. Pitcairn Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 10.4% in the 3rd quarter. Pitcairn Co. now owns 15,432 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $155,000 after buying an additional 1,458 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CENTRAL TRUST Co raised its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 37.8% during the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. 7.84% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Performance

Vodafone Group Public stock opened at $8.48 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $8.67 and a 200-day simple moving average of $9.24. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 12 month low of $8.02 and a 12 month high of $10.39. 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 Cuts Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, The Goldman Sachs Group cut Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Vodafone Group Public presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Vodafone Group Public 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.