JPMorgan Chase & Co. Has $19.98 Million Holdings in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

JPMorgan Chase & Co. trimmed its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 29.9% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 2,353,328 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after selling 1,003,127 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $19,980,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Cohen Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake 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 purchasing an additional 1,728 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its position 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 valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 1,899 shares during the last quarter. SOL Capital Management CO lifted its stake 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 valued at $138,000 after acquiring an additional 2,000 shares in the last quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings 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 worth $424,000 after acquiring an additional 2,033 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC grew its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 18.9% in the 3rd quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 13,336 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $134,000 after acquiring an additional 2,123 shares in the last quarter. 7.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Performance

NASDAQ VOD opened at $8.45 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $20.00 billion, a PE ratio of 7.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.37. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 52-week low of $8.00 and a 52-week high of $10.39. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $8.90 and a 200 day simple moving average of $8.94.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. StockNews.com cut shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 24th. Bank of America downgraded Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, March 24th. Finally, DZ Bank raised Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Four 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 company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Vodafone Group Public has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Vodafone Group Public 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.