Vodafone Group PLC $VOD Shares Bought by Savant Capital LLC

Savant Capital LLC grew its position in Vodafone Group PLC (NASDAQ:VOD) by 108.1% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 24,990 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,983 shares during the period. Savant Capital LLC’s holdings in Vodafone Group were worth $266,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cerity Partners LLC raised its position in Vodafone Group by 115.1% during the first quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 87,569 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $821,000 after acquiring an additional 46,865 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC increased its stake in shares of Vodafone Group by 16.2% during the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 30,724 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $288,000 after purchasing an additional 4,294 shares in the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC raised its position in shares of Vodafone Group by 10.7% during the 1st quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 77,519 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $726,000 after purchasing an additional 7,496 shares during the last quarter. Gallacher Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Vodafone Group by 36.8% in the 1st quarter. Gallacher Capital Management LLC now owns 45,148 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $423,000 after buying an additional 12,151 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. grew its holdings in Vodafone Group by 65.5% during the 1st quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. now owns 3,159 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 1,250 shares during the last quarter. 7.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vodafone Group Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of VOD stock opened at $12.25 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. Vodafone Group PLC has a one year low of $8.00 and a one year high of $12.72. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $11.64 and a 200 day moving average price of $11.07.

Vodafone Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, November 24th will be given a $0.2567 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 415.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 24th.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on VOD. Wall Street Zen downgraded Vodafone Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Zacks Research lowered shares of Vodafone Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Friday, November 14th. UBS Group reiterated a “sell” rating on shares of Vodafone Group in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Vodafone Group in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded shares of Vodafone Group from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $136.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and seven have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Vodafone Group presently has an average rating of “Strong Sell” and an average price target of $72.00.

About Vodafone Group

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.