Hancock Whitney Corp Sells 12,746 Shares of Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD)

Hancock Whitney Corp decreased its position in Vodafone Group Public Limited (NASDAQ:VOD) by 32.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 26,459 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock after selling 12,746 shares during the period. Hancock Whitney Corp’s holdings in Vodafone Group Public were worth $265,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VOD. DRW Securities LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. DRW Securities LLC now owns 66,256 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $664,000 after acquiring an additional 1,399 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Vodafone Group Public in the third quarter valued at approximately $171,000. Pitcairn Co. increased its position in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 10.4% during the 3rd quarter. Pitcairn Co. now owns 15,432 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $155,000 after purchasing an additional 1,458 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 178.6% in the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 93,596 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $938,000 after buying an additional 59,998 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Citigroup Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vodafone Group Public by 1.3% in the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 1,658,345 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $16,617,000 after buying an additional 21,567 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 7.84% of the company’s stock.

Vodafone Group Public Trading Up 1.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VOD opened at $8.97 on Thursday. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 12-month low of $8.02 and a 12-month high of $10.39. The business has a 50 day moving average of $9.46 and a 200-day moving average of $9.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.37.

Vodafone Group Public Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 7th. Investors of record on Friday, November 22nd will be paid a $0.2423 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 22nd. This represents a yield of 8%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VOD has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 30th. UBS Group downgraded shares of Vodafone Group Public from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, August 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Vodafone Group Public presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Vodafone Group Public 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.