Stock Traders Purchase High Volume of Vodafone Group Public Call Options (NASDAQ:VOD)

Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) was the recipient of some unusual options trading on Thursday. Stock traders bought 59,345 call options on the company. This represents an increase of 612% compared to the typical daily volume of 8,339 call options.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have issued reports on VOD. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued an “underweight” rating on shares of Vodafone Group Public in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. DZ Bank upgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. Bank of America lowered shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, March 24th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, April 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold”.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in shares of Vodafone Group Public in the third quarter worth $142,000. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in Vodafone Group Public by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 61,125 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $592,000 after purchasing an additional 2,186 shares in the last quarter. Range Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Vodafone Group Public during the 4th quarter worth about $185,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its position in Vodafone Group Public by 7.1% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 41,113 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $349,000 after purchasing an additional 2,718 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FNY Investment Advisers LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 62,900.0% in the 4th quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC now owns 63,000 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $534,000 after buying an additional 62,900 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Performance

Shares of Vodafone Group Public stock opened at $9.30 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 stock has a market capitalization of $22.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.61. The business has a 50-day moving average of $9.26 and a 200 day moving average of $8.89. Vodafone Group Public has a 12 month low of $8.00 and a 12 month high of $10.39.

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.