Vodafone Group PLC (LON:VOD)’s shares, listed both in the US (NASDAQ:VOD) and London (LSE:VOD), experienced an uptick on Monday, following Bloomberg’s report of the company’s impending sale of a 50% stake in its Spanish unit to Zegona Communications. Despite a 9% annual decline and significant pressure from energy prices, Vodafone (NASDAQ:VOD)’s shares saw a premarket boost and a slowly improving top line.

The sale, valued at approximately $5.3 billion, was cited as a key factor by Deutsche Bank analysts who raised their target price for Vodafone to 155 pence. Other factors contributing to this revision include UK consolidation and a 5G agreement with 1&1.

Grindle predicts that the impact of high interest rates and foreign exchange fluctuations, which have been affecting the telecom giant, will stabilize by the second half of 2024 and reverse by 2025. This outlook aligns with the company’s recent strategic moves aiming to streamline its operations and focus on core markets.