As of Friday close, Vodafone Group Public Limited Company’s (NASDAQ:VOD) stock was up $0.12, moving up 1.30 percent to $9.38. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 5,014,360 shares. 1 time new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a -$0.37 fall in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 5,547,800, while in the previous 50 days, it was 6,125,342.
Since last month, VOD stock rose 2.85%. Shares of the company fell to $9.00 on 07/06/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $15.04 was reached on 02/15/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $8.93. Since the beginning of this year, VOD’s stock price has dropped by -7.31% or -$0.74, and marked a new high 13 times. However, the stock has declined by -37.63% since its 52-week high.
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Valuation Metrics
Right now, Vodafone Group Public Limited Company (VOD) has a P/E ratio of about 1.98. The stock’s beta is 0.78. Besides these, the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 0.51, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 0.37.
The latest dividend of $0.4882 per share was paid out, which is 8.9% more than last year’s $0.4483. On Tuesday May 16 2023, a $0.0399 dividend increase was announced.
Financial Health
In the recent quarter, Vodafone Group Public Limited Company’s quick ratio stood at 0.90, while its current ratio was 0.90, showing that the company is not able to pay off its debt. According to company report, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio for the recent quarter was 0.81, and the total debt-to-equity ratio was 1.05. On the profitability front, the trailing twelve-month gross margin is 32.50% percent. Based on annual data, VOD earned $15.47 billion in gross profit and brought in $47.6 billion in revenue.
VOD’s revenue rose 3.89% during the quarter, while net income inched up to $51.05 billion. The liabilities of Vodafone Group Public Limited Company were 94.81 billion at the end of its most recent quarter, and its total debt was $68.3 billion.
Technical Picture
This quick technical analysis looks at Vodafone Group Public Limited Company’s (VOD) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 25.40%, the RSI 9-day stood at 43.16% on 04 August.
With respect to its five-day moving average, the current Vodafone Group Public Limited Company price is down by -3.79% percent or -$0.37. At present, VOD shares trade +2.63% above its 20-day simple moving average and -19.00% percent below its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately -9.37% below its SMA50 and -18.58% below its SMA200.
Stochastic coefficient K was 13.00% and Stochastic coefficient D was 16.88%, while ATR was 0.20. Given the Stochastic reading of 18.68% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 45.16%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at -0.25, while the 14-day reading stands at -0.23.
Analyst Ratings
Exane BNP Paribas upgraded its rating on Vodafone Group Public Limited Company (NASDAQ: VOD) to a Neutral in a note to investors on June 28, 2023. The analysts firm previously had an Underperform rating on the stock.Vodafone Group Public Limited Company (VOD) has been rated Overweight by analysts. According to 0 brokerage firms, VOD is a sell, and 7 firms recommend it is a Hold. There are 0 analysts who say the stock is underweight. A total of 1 analyst rate Vodafone Group Public Limited Company stock as buy, with 9 recommending it as overweight.
With a median target price of $14.10, the current consensus forecast for the stock is $9.26 – $19.87. Based on these forecasts, analysts predict Vodafone Group Public Limited Company (VOD) will achieve an average price target of $14.30.
