Callan Capital LLC Grows Holdings in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Callan Capital LLC increased its stake in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 23.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 63,799 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after acquiring an additional 12,137 shares during the period. Callan Capital LLC’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $542,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. CENTRAL TRUST Co lifted its position in Vodafone Group Public by 37.8% during the third quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 5,516 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $55,000 after buying an additional 1,513 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public in the fourth quarter worth $90,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 627.3% in the third quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. now owns 9,651 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $97,000 after buying an additional 8,324 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vodafone Group Public during the third quarter valued at $101,000. Finally, Entropy Technologies LP bought a new stake in Vodafone Group Public during the fourth quarter valued at $110,000. 7.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have weighed in on VOD. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Performance

VOD stock opened at $8.36 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $8.42 and a 200 day simple moving average of $9.12. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a fifty-two week low of $8.00 and a fifty-two week high of $10.39. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78.

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.