Vodafone Group (LSE:VOD) moved into focus after AST SpaceMobile announced a Letter of Intent with Vodafone and three other European carriers to explore a joint bid for Mobile Satellite Services spectrum.
The Letter of Intent lands at a moment when Vodafone Group's share price has eased, with a 30-day share price return down 6%, even as the year-to-date share price return is up 19.16% and the 5-year total shareholder return sits at 53.56%. This hints that long-term holders have seen stronger rewards than recent price moves suggest.
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Vodafone Group has already handed long term holders solid gains, yet the recent cool off and a sizeable intrinsic value gap raise a sharper question. Is the easier money gone, or is the main rerating still in front of you?
Most Popular Narrative: 3% Undervalued
Against a last close of £1.18, the most followed Vodafone Group thesis points to a fair value of about £1.22. This frames the current pullback as a relatively small discount to that narrative target, while putting execution in Germany and the U.K. front and centre.
The growing contribution from Africa and Turkey, where management guides to strong EBITDAaL growth and where fintech platforms such as M-PESA are gaining scale, is expected to support group EBITDA expansion and contribute to the ambition for double digit organic growth in adjusted free cash flow.
See why 168 investors see Vodafone Group as 3% undervalued .
Result: Fair Value of £1.22 (UNDERVALUED)
Still, the Vodafone Group story can crack if German EBITDA pressure deepens, or if VodafoneThree integration and 5G spending deliver weaker savings than expected.
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