Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) Shares Sold by Atlas Capital Advisors Inc.

Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. lowered its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 73.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 10,418 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after selling 29,164 shares during the quarter. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $88,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 63.7% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 4,881 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 1,899 shares in the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 912.9% during the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 7,212 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $61,000 after purchasing an additional 6,500 shares during the period. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 84.2% in the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 10,598 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $87,000 after buying an additional 4,846 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vodafone Group Public in the 4th quarter valued at about $90,000. Finally, Strategic Family Wealth Counselors L.L.C. bought a new stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public during the 4th quarter valued at about $92,000. Institutional investors own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Vodafone Group Public Price Performance

NASDAQ VOD opened at $8.50 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.12 billion, a PE ratio of 7.46, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 1.34. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 12 month low of $8.00 and a 12 month high of $10.39. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $8.92 and its 200 day simple moving average is $9.01.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently commented on VOD. Bank of America lowered Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, March 24th. DZ Bank raised Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 24th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average 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.