Vodafone Trades below Moving Averages in August
AT&T and Verizon Compared to China Mobile and Vodafone
Shareholder returns and stock trends
Vodafone (VOD) generated investor returns of 0.92% in the trailing 12-month period and -10.13% in the trailing one-month period. In comparison, it generated -15.67% in 2014 and -0.41% YTD (year-to-date). The company’s share price fell 2.75% in the trailing five-day period.
In comparison, China Mobile (CHL) and Verizon (VZ), peer companies in the telecommunication subsector, fell 12.17% and 3.32%, respectively, in the trailing one-month period.
Moving averages
On September 4, 2015, Vodafone closed the trading day at $33.89. Based on this figure, here’s how the stock fares in terms of its moving averages:
53% below its 100-day moving average of $36.44
75% below its 50-day moving average of $36.35
73% below its 20-day moving average of $35.61
MACD and the Relative Strength Index
The MACD (moving average convergence divergence) is the difference between a company’s short-term and long-term moving averages. Vodafone’s 14-day MACD is -0.68. This negative figure indicates a downward trading trend.
Vodafone’s 14-day RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 36, which shows that the stock is slightly oversold. Generally, if the RSI is above 70, it indicates that a stock is overbought. An RSI figure of below 30 suggests that a stock has been oversold.
Analyst recommendations
Out of 30 analysts covering the stock, 15 have a “buy” recommendation, four have a “sell” recommendation, and 11 recommend “hold.”
In terms of ETF exposure, VOD represented 0.31% of the PowerShares QQQ ETF (QQQ). It accounted for ~1.01% of the Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) as well.
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