Blue Trust Inc. Raises Position in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM)

Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) by 34.1% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 13,117 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,339 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Toyota Motor were worth $2,342,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Toyota Motor by 2.4% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 6,762,449 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,207,571,000 after purchasing an additional 160,720 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its stake in Toyota Motor by 34,303.6% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 417,660 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,582,000 after buying an additional 416,446 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Toyota Motor by 10.5% during the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 358,892 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,087,000 after acquiring an additional 34,141 shares during the period. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Toyota Motor during the third quarter worth $58,660,000. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Toyota Motor by 7.3% in the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 311,483 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,632,000 after acquiring an additional 21,092 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 1.48% of the company’s stock.

Toyota Motor Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of Toyota Motor stock opened at $186.50 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $181.45 and its 200-day moving average price is $180.97. The company has a market cap of $251.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.86, a PEG ratio of 0.36 and a beta of 0.63. Toyota Motor Co. has a 12-month low of $159.04 and a 12-month high of $255.23. The company has a current ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported $2.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.39 by ($1.49). The firm had revenue of $76.92 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $79.78 billion. Toyota Motor had a return on equity of 12.02% and a net margin of 9.17%. On average, equities analysts expect that Toyota Motor Co. will post 19.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded Toyota Motor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th.

Toyota Motor Company Profile

Toyota Motor Corporation designs, manufactures, assembles, and sells passenger vehicles, minivans and commercial vehicles, and related parts and accessories in Japan, North America, Europe, Asia, Central and South America, Oceania, Africa, and the Middle East. It operates in Automotive, Financial Services, and All Other segments.