American Century Companies Inc. Purchases 123,551 Shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

American Century Companies Inc. increased its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 10.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,314,707 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after acquiring an additional 123,551 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc.’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $11,162,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Cohen Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Cohen Investment Advisors LLC now owns 35,470 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $301,000 after buying an additional 1,728 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 63.7% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 4,881 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 1,899 shares during the last quarter. SOL Capital Management CO lifted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 14.1% during the 4th quarter. SOL Capital Management CO now owns 16,200 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $138,000 after acquiring an additional 2,000 shares during the period. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC now owns 49,885 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $424,000 after purchasing an additional 2,033 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC raised its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 18.9% in the third 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. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Vodafone Group Public Price Performance

NASDAQ:VOD opened at $9.12 on Thursday. 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 has a 50 day moving average price of $8.90 and a 200-day moving average price of $9.02. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 1-year low of $8.00 and a 1-year high of $10.39. The firm has a market cap of $21.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.75.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on VOD shares. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 24th. Bank of America lowered shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, March 24th. DZ Bank upgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

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.