Callan Capital LLC Increases Stake in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

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

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of Montreal Can grew its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 12.4% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 4,277,581 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $43,161,000 after purchasing an additional 472,537 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 177.1% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,356,455 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $33,632,000 after purchasing an additional 2,145,085 shares during the period. Goldentree Asset Management LP grew its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 60,943 shares during the period. ABC Arbitrage SA acquired a new stake in Vodafone Group Public in the 4th quarter valued at about $22,646,000. Finally, FMR LLC grew its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 12.4% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,835,411 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $18,391,000 after acquiring an additional 202,339 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VOD has been the topic of a number of research reports. StockNews.com cut shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group cut shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Vodafone Group Public presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Vodafone Group Public Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VOD opened at $8.36 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 1.34. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $8.42 and its 200 day moving average price is $9.12. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 52 week low of $8.00 and a 52 week 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.