PDS Planning Inc Decreases Holdings in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM)

PDS Planning Inc trimmed its holdings in shares of Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) by 12.3% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 3,124 shares of the company’s stock after selling 438 shares during the quarter. PDS Planning Inc’s holdings in Toyota Motor were worth $608,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Modus Advisors LLC bought a new position in Toyota Motor in the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. Trust Co. of Vermont grew its stake in Toyota Motor by 113.3% in the 4th quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 160 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Roxbury Financial LLC bought a new position in Toyota Motor in the 4th quarter worth about $41,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. bought a new position in Toyota Motor in the 4th quarter worth about $42,000. Finally, GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC grew its stake in Toyota Motor by 800.0% in the 4th quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 225 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. 1.48% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Toyota Motor Stock Performance

Shares of TM opened at $190.27 on Wednesday. Toyota Motor Co. has a one year low of $159.04 and a one year high of $255.23. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $185.25 and a two-hundred day moving average of $180.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.21. The stock has a market cap of $256.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.86, a P/E/G ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.63.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $9.98 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.36 by $5.62. Toyota Motor had a net margin of 10.86% and a return on equity of 14.00%. As a group, research analysts predict that Toyota Motor Co. will post 19.76 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on TM. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Toyota Motor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. CLSA downgraded shares of Toyota Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Macquarie upgraded shares of Toyota Motor from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th.

About Toyota Motor

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.