Lester Murray Antman dba SimplyRich Invests $295,000 in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Lester Murray Antman dba SimplyRich purchased a new stake in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 34,768 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock, valued at approximately $295,000.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of VOD. Trust Co. of Vermont raised its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 1,493.2% during the 3rd quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 4,700 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 4,405 shares during the period. CENTRAL TRUST Co raised its position in Vodafone Group Public by 37.8% during 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 grew its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 79.9% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 7,023 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $70,000 after purchasing an additional 3,120 shares during the period. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. raised 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 last quarter. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vodafone Group Public in the 3rd quarter worth about $101,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Two 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 company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Vodafone Group Public currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Down 0.8 %

VOD opened at $8.50 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 1.34. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $8.51 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $9.17. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 1-year low of $8.00 and a 1-year 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.