Key Points
- Vodafone insider Simon Segars bought 50,000 shares on May 13 at an average price of GBX 114, for a total value of £57,000.
- Vodafone shares rose 1.0% and opened at GBX 116, near the stock’s 52-week high of GBX 122.05.
- Analysts remain mixed on Vodafone, with a consensus rating of Hold and an average price target of GBX 114.60.
Vodafone Group Public Limited (LON:VOD - Get Free Report) insider Simon Segars acquired 50,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 114 per share, with a total value of £57,000.
Vodafone Group Public Trading Up 1.0%
Vodafone Group Public stock opened at GBX 116 on Friday. Vodafone Group Public Limited has a 1 year low of GBX 68.40 and a 1 year high of GBX 122.05. The firm's 50 day moving average price is GBX 113.38 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 104.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 103.96, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 0.78. The stock has a market cap of £26.74 billion, a P/E ratio of -7.01, a PEG ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 0.32.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of brokerages have issued reports on VOD. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Vodafone Group Public from GBX 71 to GBX 85 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Thursday, March 19th. Citigroup raised their price objective on Vodafone Group Public from GBX 100 to GBX 115 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. UBS Group reaffirmed a "sell" rating and issued a GBX 95 target price on shares of Vodafone Group Public in a report on Monday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 155 target price on shares of Vodafone Group Public in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Berenberg Bank raised their price target on Vodafone Group Public from GBX 119 to GBX 123 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, March 20th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of GBX 114.60.
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Vodafone Group Public Company Profile
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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.
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