WINTON GROUP Ltd Acquires New Position in Vodafone Group PLC $VOD

WINTON GROUP Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Vodafone Group PLC (NASDAQ:VOD) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 60,861 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock, valued at approximately $805,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sei Investments Co. grew its stake in Vodafone Group by 72.4% during the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 866,316 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $13,014,000 after buying an additional 363,694 shares during the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in Vodafone Group by 7,003.0% in the second quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 788,577 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $10,429,000 after buying an additional 777,475 shares during the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. lifted its stake in Vodafone Group by 385.7% in the second quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 85,737 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $1,134,000 after buying an additional 68,086 shares during the last quarter. Amundi acquired a new position in shares of Vodafone Group during the first quarter valued at $8,060,000. Finally, Transmarket Holdings LP grew its position in shares of Vodafone Group by 137.3% during the first quarter. Transmarket Holdings LP now owns 235,689 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $3,540,000 after acquiring an additional 136,358 shares during the last quarter. 7.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vodafone Group Stock Performance

Shares of VOD opened at $17.53 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $15.86 and a 200 day moving average price of $15.25. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84. Vodafone Group PLC has a 52-week low of $11.12 and a 52-week high of $17.62.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VOD has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Vodafone Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Vodafone Group in a research report on Tuesday, September 1st. New Street Research upgraded shares of Vodafone Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 10th. Bank of America downgraded Vodafone Group from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $13.13 price objective for the company. in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, Barclays lowered Vodafone Group from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $10.57.

Vodafone Group Company Profile

Vodafone Group Plc is a British multinational telecommunications company that provides mobile and fixed-line connectivity, broadband, voice, messaging and related digital services. Its offerings serve individual consumers, households, businesses and public-sector organizations, with services delivered through local Vodafone operations and partner networks.

The company also provides enterprise communications and technology solutions, including cloud and hosting services, cybersecurity, the Internet of Things, unified communications and managed connectivity.