19,908 Shares in Vodafone Group PLC $VOD Purchased by Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC

Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vodafone Group PLC (NASDAQ:VOD) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 19,908 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock, valued at approximately $212,000.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of VOD. Fourpath Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vodafone Group by 4.6% during the second quarter. Fourpath Capital Management LLC now owns 21,225 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $226,000 after buying an additional 940 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC lifted its stake in Vodafone Group by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 77,232 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $823,000 after acquiring an additional 1,210 shares in the last quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. boosted its holdings in Vodafone Group by 65.5% during the 1st quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. now owns 3,159 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 1,250 shares during the last quarter. Ethic Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vodafone Group by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 89,967 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $949,000 after acquiring an additional 1,288 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brucke Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vodafone Group by 9.8% during the first quarter. Brucke Financial Inc. now owns 14,700 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $143,000 after purchasing an additional 1,308 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Vodafone Group Trading Up 0.3%

NASDAQ:VOD opened at $12.25 on Wednesday. Vodafone Group PLC has a 52-week low of $8.00 and a 52-week high of $12.72. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $11.64 and a 200 day moving average of $11.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 1.23.

Vodafone Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 24th will be issued a dividend of $0.2567 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 24th. This represents a dividend yield of 415.0%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Vodafone Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Vodafone Group in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. UBS Group reiterated a “sell” rating on shares of Vodafone Group in a report on Monday, November 3rd. BNP Paribas raised Vodafone Group to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded shares of Vodafone Group from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $136.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Thursday, July 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and seven have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Vodafone Group currently has an average rating of “Strong Sell” and an average price target of $72.00.

Vodafone Group 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.