Vodafone
About: Vodafone operates mobile and fixed-line networks and businesses in more than 20 countries. Its largest market is Germany, where it is the second mobile operator after Deutsche Telekom and owns a cable network after acquiring Kabel Deutschland in 2013 and Liberty Global Germany in 2019. In the UK it acts as a mobile operator and is attempting a merger with CK Hutchison. In 2024 Vodafone divested its Spanish and Italian divisions, given their low returns on invested capital.
Employees: 85,225
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Funds holding %
of 7,202 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
477% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $200M | Put options by funds: $34.6M
22% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.67B [Q4 2024] → $2.04B (+$363M) [Q1 2025]
5% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 175 | Existing positions reduced: 167
0.1% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0.77% [Q4 2024] → 0.87% (+0.1%) [Q1 2025]
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 520 [Q4 2024] → 494 (-26) [Q1 2025]
20% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 56
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 [Q4 2024] → 4 (-1) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for VOD.
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 12 articles about VOD published over the past 30 days
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
6 hours ago
Vodafone Group Public Limited Company (VOD) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Vodafone Group Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:VOD ) Q4 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 20, 2025 5:00 AM ET Company Participants Margherita Della Valle - Group Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director Luka Mucic - Group Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director Conference Call Participants Akhil Dattani - JPMorgan Emmet Kelly - Morgan Stanley Andrew Lee - Goldman Sachs Joshua Mills - BNP Paribas Exane Carl Murdock-Smith - Citigroup Adam Fox-Rumley - HSBC James Ratzer - New Street David Wright - Bank of America Merrill Lynch Ottavio Adorisio - Bernstein Polo Tang - UBS Robert Grindle - Deutsche Numis Margherita Della Valle Good morning everyone and thank you for joining us today. As you will have seen from our results, our performance in FY '25 has been in line with expectations.
Positive
Invezz
12 hours ago
Vodafone share price could be on the cusp of a breakout
Vodafone share price rose in London on Tuesday after the company published encouraging results and launched its buyback program. VOD stock soared to a high of 72.5p, up by 15% from its lowest point this year.
Positive
WSJ
14 hours ago
Vodafone Launches Buyback After Revenue Rises
The group swung to pretax loss on impairment charges, but said it would start a share buyback of up to €500 million.
Positive
Proactive Investors
14 hours ago
Vodafone launches €2bn buyback as disposals and Germany turnaround bear fruit
Vodafone Group PLC (LSE:VOD) announced a new €2 billiion share buyback as it posted results for the past year, saying the turnaround of its business in Germany is bearing fruit and a return to growth is expected this year. The FTSE 100-listed telecoms group reported a 2.0% increase in total revenue to €37.4 billion, as service revenue rose by 2.8% to €30.8 billion, or 5.0% on an organic basis.
Positive
Reuters
14 hours ago
Vodafone says Germany will return to growth this year
Mobile and broadband provider Vodafone said it expected to return to top-line growth in Germany, its largest market, this year, driving an increase in cash flow after it said it met expectations for the year to end-March on Tuesday.
Negative
Reuters
2 days ago
Vodafone Idea seeks court help after India rejects request on dues, documents show
Vodafone Idea has gone to India's Supreme Court to challenge the government's rejection of a request by the debt-saddled telecom giant to waive more than $5 billion it owes the government, documents show.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
6 days ago
Vodafone Q4 Preview: German Operations Overshadow Other Parts Of The Business
Vodafone Group Public Limited Company's Q4 results are expected to show steady growth, with no major surprises anticipated in sales or EPS. German operations remain the key focus due to regulatory headwinds and revenue declines; signs of stabilization or recovery are crucial. UK and Turkey segments are performing well, and continued momentum in these markets, along with Cloud & Security growth, are positive catalysts.
Negative
Proactive Investors
6 days ago
Vodafone's fourth quarter may disappoint - analyst
Vodafone Group PLC (LSE:VOD) European business is cited as a lagging factor in the telco's financial performance, with UBS expecting next week's fourth quarter update to potentially fall short of expectations. Altogether, the Swiss bank sees struggles in Germany and, in the UK, disruption due to the ongoing acquisition of the Three unit as headwinds (as the ‘dilutive' deal is ‘front-heavy' in terms of capex).
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Swisscom: Savings To Come From Scale After Vodafone Deal
The Italian business is under unit and average revenue pressures, and the migration from the merging of the client base will likely lead to more attrition. However, the savings to be generated as a combined entity are obvious and easy enough to achieve, with the ability to reduce MVNO costs on the same combined mobile traffic. Though accounting for the synergies, the company still trades at a premium to normalized telco EV/EBITDA multiples. So it remains a hold; also as customer migration will lead to attrition.
Neutral
Proactive Investors
1 week ago
Vodafone finance chief to leave for top job at German property group Vonovia
Vodafone Group PLC (LSE:VOD) has announced that chief financial officer Luka Mucic will step down by early 2026 to become chief executive of German real estate company Vonovia, prompting a search for his successor at a time of ongoing transformation at the telecoms group. Mucic, who joined Vodafone in 2023, is leaving to return to his native Germany and take the top job at one of the country's largest listed property groups.
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