Vise Technologies Inc. Reduces Position in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Vise Technologies Inc. cut its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 13.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 28,174 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after selling 4,195 shares during the period. Vise Technologies Inc.’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $245,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VOD. D.A. Davidson & CO. lifted its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 131.3% during the 3rd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 176,733 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $1,675,000 after buying an additional 100,316 shares in the last quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC lifted its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 18.5% during the 3rd quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC now owns 1,027,000 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $9,736,000 after buying an additional 160,500 shares in the last quarter. Mariner LLC raised its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 8.5% during the 3rd quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 654,662 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $6,206,000 after purchasing an additional 51,532 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC raised its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 30,215 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $263,000 after purchasing an additional 1,229 shares during the period. Finally, ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC raised its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC now owns 18,895,032 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $179,125,000 after purchasing an additional 257,892 shares during the period. 7.84% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com raised Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday.

Vodafone Group Public Trading Up 1.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ VOD traded up $0.15 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $9.79. 2,707,818 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,680,650. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.89. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $8.66 and its 200 day moving average price is $8.77. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 12 month low of $8.02 and a 12 month high of $10.52.

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.