Vodafone Group Public (LON:VOD) Insider Acquires £57,000 in Stock

Vodafone Group Public Limited (LON:VOD) insider Simon Segars acquired 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 114 per share, with a total value of £57,000.

Vodafone Group Public Price Performance

Vodafone Group Public stock traded up GBX 1.25 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 116.15. 400,210,094 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 94,181,391. The company’s fifty day moving average is GBX 113.27 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 104.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 102.06, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 1.17. The firm has a market cap of £26.77 billion, a PE ratio of -7.02, a PEG ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 0.32. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 52 week low of GBX 68.40 and a 52 week high of GBX 122.05.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VOD has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Vodafone Group Public from GBX 100 to GBX 115 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Berenberg Bank upped their target price on Vodafone Group Public from GBX 119 to GBX 123 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Vodafone Group Public from GBX 71 to GBX 85 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 19th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 155 price objective on shares of Vodafone Group Public in a report on Tuesday. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a “sell” rating and issued a GBX 95 target price on shares of Vodafone Group Public in a research note on Monday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Vodafone Group Public has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 114.60.

Vodafone Group Public Company Profile

Vodafone is a leading European and African telecoms company. We provide mobile and fixed services to over 340 million customers in 15 countries, partner with mobile networks in over 40 more and have one of the world’s largest IoT platforms. In Africa, our financial technology businesses serve almost 88 million customers across seven countries – managing more transactions than any other provider.

Our purpose is to connect for a better future by using technology to improve lives, businesses and help progress inclusive sustainable societies.