Vodafone Group Public Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NASDAQ:VOD)

Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) saw unusually large options trading activity on Monday. Traders acquired 36,088 call options on the company. This represents an increase of 514% compared to the average daily volume of 5,874 call options.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently commented on VOD. StockNews.com upgraded Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. DZ Bank raised Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vodafone Group Public

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in VOD. Stifel Financial Corp grew its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 34.9% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 778,068 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $7,796,000 after purchasing an additional 201,360 shares in the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. boosted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 1,119.6% during the third quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 942,179 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $9,441,000 after purchasing an additional 864,924 shares in the last quarter. Lester Murray Antman dba SimplyRich purchased a new position in Vodafone Group Public during the 4th quarter worth $295,000. Goldentree Asset Management LP lifted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Goldentree Asset Management LP now owns 3,283,292 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $32,898,000 after acquiring an additional 60,943 shares during the period. Finally, Atria Investments Inc grew its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 8.7% during the 4th quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 842,286 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $7,151,000 after purchasing an additional 67,086 shares during the last quarter. 7.84% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Performance

VOD opened at $9.45 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The company’s 50 day moving average is $8.53 and its 200 day moving average is $9.07. The company has a market cap of $24.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.29, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.75. Vodafone Group Public has a 12-month low of $8.00 and a 12-month high of $10.39.

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.