Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Shares Purchased by Crossmark Global Holdings Inc.

Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 1.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 197,268 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,423 shares during the period. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc.’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $1,675,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Apollon Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 7.6% in the third quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 17,072 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $171,000 after purchasing an additional 1,204 shares during the period. Profund Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 3.0% in the second quarter. Profund Advisors LLC now owns 46,497 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $412,000 after purchasing an additional 1,350 shares during the period. DRW Securities LLC grew its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 2.2% in the third quarter. DRW Securities LLC now owns 66,256 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $664,000 after purchasing an additional 1,399 shares during the period. Pitcairn Co. grew its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 10.4% in the third quarter. Pitcairn Co. now owns 15,432 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $155,000 after purchasing an additional 1,458 shares during the period. Finally, CENTRAL TRUST Co grew its holdings 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 valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 1,513 shares during the period. 7.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Two 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Vodafone Group Public Trading Up 0.2 %

NASDAQ VOD opened at $8.40 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $8.61 and its 200-day simple moving average is $9.23. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 1-year low of $8.02 and a 1-year 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 business also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 7th. Investors of record on Friday, November 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.2423 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 22nd. This represents a yield of 8%.

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.