Vodafone Group Public (LON:VOD) Insider Buys 867 Shares

Vodafone Group Public Limited (LON:VOD) insider Simon Dingemans acquired 867 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 30th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 121 per share, for a total transaction of £1,049.07.

Vodafone Group Public Stock Performance

LON VOD traded down GBX 1.60 during trading hours on Friday, hitting GBX 117.85. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 63,820,781 shares, compared to its average volume of 89,710,266. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 12 month low of GBX 80.68 and a 12 month high of £120.47. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 110.19 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 111.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 103.96, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.78. The company has a market cap of £27.14 billion, a P/E ratio of -71.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 0.32.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently commented on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 155 price target on shares of Vodafone Group Public in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Citigroup raised their target price 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. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a “sell” rating and issued a GBX 95 target price on shares of Vodafone Group Public in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 114.60.

About Vodafone Group Public

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.