Hantz Financial Services Inc. Has $226,000 Stock Position in Vodafone Group PLC $VOD

Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its position in Vodafone Group PLC (NASDAQ:VOD) by 623.3% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 21,179 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,251 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vodafone Group were worth $226,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new position in Vodafone Group in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Atwood & Palmer Inc. acquired a new position in Vodafone Group in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. raised its holdings in Vodafone Group by 65.5% in the 1st quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. now owns 3,159 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 1,250 shares in the last quarter. Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new position in Vodafone Group in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group by 49.7% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 6,632 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $71,000 after buying an additional 2,201 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on VOD shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Vodafone Group in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. BNP Paribas raised Vodafone Group to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. BNP Paribas Exane started coverage on Vodafone Group in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. They issued an “underperform” rating and a $8.00 target price for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group cut Vodafone Group from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $136.00 target price for the company. in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Vodafone Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, October 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $72.00.

Vodafone Group Price Performance

NASDAQ VOD opened at $12.05 on Monday. Vodafone Group PLC has a one year low of $8.00 and a one year high of $12.36. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $11.63 and its 200 day simple moving average is $10.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a current ratio of 1.26.

About Vodafone Group

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.