Sei Investments Co. Boosts Holdings in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Sei Investments Co. boosted its holdings in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 2.7% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 162,619 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after buying an additional 4,269 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co.’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $1,381,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of VOD. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vodafone Group Public by 63.7% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 4,881 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 1,899 shares during the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 912.9% during the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 7,212 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $61,000 after buying an additional 6,500 shares during the period. Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vodafone Group Public in the 4th quarter worth $90,000. Strategic Family Wealth Counselors L.L.C. bought a new stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public in the fourth quarter worth $92,000. Finally, Aigen Investment Management LP purchased a new stake in Vodafone Group Public during the fourth quarter valued at $93,000. 7.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VOD opened at $8.50 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $8.92 and a 200 day moving average price of $9.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.46, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.58. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 12-month low of $8.00 and a 12-month high of $10.39. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

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.