XTX Topco Ltd Acquires Shares of 125,511 Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

XTX Topco Ltd bought a new position in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 125,511 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock, valued at approximately $1,066,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VOD. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 25.4% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 157,023 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $1,573,000 after acquiring an additional 31,827 shares during the last quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC lifted its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 18.9% during the 3rd quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 13,336 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $134,000 after purchasing an additional 2,123 shares during the last quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new stake in Vodafone Group Public in the 3rd quarter valued at $127,000. M&T Bank Corp grew its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 16.3% in the 3rd quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 23,238 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $233,000 after buying an additional 3,262 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co bought a new position in Vodafone Group Public during the 3rd quarter worth $134,000. 7.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently commented on VOD. DZ Bank upgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th. StockNews.com cut shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 24th. Finally, Bank of America cut Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note 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 assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Vodafone Group Public Trading Up 1.7 %

Shares of Vodafone Group Public stock opened at $9.11 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $8.94 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $8.92. The company has a market capitalization of $21.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.99, 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. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 12-month low of $8.00 and a 12-month high of $10.39.

About Vodafone Group Public

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.