Directors dealings: Vodafone non-exec buys in

Vodafone non-exec David Nish purchased 50,000 shares in Vodafone at an individual price of 197p, for a total consideration of £98,440.

On 15 November, the telecommunications provider reported that an encouraging performance in Germany and Italy had lifted first-half trading to slightly above the company's expectations.

Group revenue slipped 3.9% to €27.1bn over the six months ended 30 September, albeit with organic service revenue up 2.3% while the divided was hiked 1.9% to to 4.74 eurocents.

Despite that, a little over a week later analysts at Macquarie trimmed their target price on the company's shares from 200p to 190p in order to reflect a weaker UK outlook.

Of interest, the Australian broker added: "M&A with Virgin Media or Sky is inevitable in our view as it represents Vodafone’s only structural solution."

Top Director Buys

Gattaca (GATC)
Director name: Wilkinson,Brian
Amount purchased: 34,488 @ 288.50p
Value: £99,497.88

Vodafone Group (VOD)
Director name: Nish,David Thomas
Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 196.88p
Value: £98,440.00

Nextenergy Solar Fund Limited Red (NESF)
Director name: Lyon,Kevin
Amount purchased: 80,000 @ 108.00p
Value: £86,400.00

Raven Russia Ltd (RUS)
Director name: Smith,Colin Andrew
Amount purchased: 195,000 @ 39.50p
Value: £77,025.00

Devro (DVO)
Director name: Page,Peter
Amount purchased: 35,000 @ 154.00p
Value: £53,900.00

Apq Global Limited (APQ)
Director name: Bulpitt,Wayne
Amount purchased: 46,500 @ 107.00p
Value: £49,755.00

Wandisco (WAND)
Director name: Monaghan,Karl Upton
Amount purchased: 35,000 @ 140.00p
Value: £49,000.00

Gattaca (GATC)
Director name: Shanley,Patrick
Amount purchased: 15,000 @ 288.50p
Value: £43,275.00

Devro (DVO)
Director name: Page,Peter
Amount purchased: 25,000 @ 158.00p
Value: £39,500.00

Devro (DVO)
Director name: Lodge ,Jane Ann
Amount purchased: 17,000 @ 158.16p
Value: £26,886.88

Nextenergy Solar Fund Limited Red (NESF)
Director name: Lyon,Kevin
Amount purchased: 20,000 @ 108.00p
Value: £21,600.00

Beazley (BEZ)
Director name: Crawford-Ingle,Angela
Amount purchased: 5,157 @ 384.68p
Value: £19,837.95

Wandisco (WAND)
Director name: Monaghan,Karl Upton
Amount purchased: 9,642 @ 140.00p
Value: £13,498.80

Cap-xx Limited (CPX)
Director name: Ferguson Grey,Bruce
Amount purchased: 266,434 @ 4.93p
Value: £13,140.53

Cap-xx Limited (CPX)
Director name: Elliot,Patrick
Amount purchased: 266,434 @ 4.93p
Value: £13,140.53

Jpmorgan Japan Smaller Companies Trust (JPS)
Director name: White,Robert
Amount purchased: 4,200 @ 243.00p
Value: £10,206.00

Jpmorgan Japan Smaller Companies Trust (JPS)
Director name: Clifton,Alan
Amount purchased: 3,400 @ 243.00p
Value: £8,262.00

Abcam (ABC)
Director name: Wood,Gavin
Amount purchased: 227 @ 792.25p
Value: £1,798.41

Abcam (ABC)
Director name: Hirzel,Alan Thomas
Amount purchased: 227 @ 792.25p
Value: £1,798.41

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (BGS)
Director name: Donaldson,Michael Neil
Amount purchased: 261 @ 572.00p
Value: £1,492.92

Daily Mail And General Trust A (non.v) (DMGT)
Director name: Zwillenberg,Paul
Amount purchased: 19 @ 788.50p
Value: £149.82

Zoopla Property Group (ZPLA)
Director name: Chesterman,Alex
Amount purchased: 48 @ 312.10p
Value: £149.81

Zoopla Property Group (ZPLA)
Director name: Botha,Andy
Amount purchased: 48 @ 312.10p
Value: £149.81

Barr (a.g.) (BAG)
Director name: Kemp,Jonathan David
Amount purchased: 30 @ 497.50p
Value: £149.25

Barr (a.g.) (BAG)
Director name: Lorimer,Stuart
Amount purchased: 30 @ 497.50p
Value: £149.25

Barr (a.g.) (BAG)
Director name: Memmott,Andrew Lewis
Amount purchased: 30 @ 497.50p
Value: £149.25

Barr (a.g.) (BAG)
Director name: White,Roger Alexander
Amount purchased: 30 @ 497.50p
Value: £149.25

Rolls-royce Holdings (RR.)
Director name: Smith,David
Amount purchased: 22 @ 676.50p
Value: £148.83

Daily Mail And General Trust A (non.v) (DMGT)
Director name: Daintith,Stephen
Amount purchased: 16 @ 788.50p
Value: £126.16

Daily Mail And General Trust A (non.v) (DMGT)
Director name: Beatty,Kevin
Amount purchased: 16 @ 788.50p
Value: £126.16

Ssp Group (SSPG)
Director name: Swann,Kate
Amount purchased: 35 @ 360.30p
Value: £126.10

Rolls-royce Holdings (RR.)
Director name: Smith,Colin P
Amount purchased: 18 @ 676.50p
Value: £121.77

Top Director Sells

Scs Group (SCS)
Director name: Royal,Kevin
Amount sold: 202,500 @ 162.00p
Value: £328,050.00

Scs Group (SCS)
Director name: Royal,Kevin
Amount sold: 147,500 @ 167.07p
Value: £246,428.24

Raven Russia Ltd (RUS)
Director name: Smith,Colin Andrew
Amount sold: 195,000 @ 39.50p
Value: £77,025.00