Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Buys Shares of 1,826 Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM)

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 1,826 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $355,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Avior Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Toyota Motor by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,662 shares of the company's stock valued at $324,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Toyota Motor by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 2,441 shares of the company's stock worth $475,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the period. Quadrant Capital Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Toyota Motor by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 9,517 shares of the company's stock worth $1,852,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont grew its holdings in Toyota Motor by 113.3% in the fourth quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 160 shares of the company's stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the period. Finally, Aprio Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Toyota Motor by 6.5% during the fourth quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,411 shares of the company's stock worth $275,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. 1.48% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. CLSA cut shares of Toyota Motor from an "outperform" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on Toyota Motor in a report on Monday, April 14th. They issued a "market perform" rating on the stock. Finally, Macquarie upgraded Toyota Motor from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold".

Toyota Motor Stock Down 0.2 %

Toyota Motor stock traded down $0.40 during trading on Friday, reaching $187.52. 465,136 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 369,769. Toyota Motor Co. has a 52-week low of $155.00 and a 52-week high of $221.09. The firm has a market cap of $252.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.74, a PEG ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.67. 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 company's 50-day moving average is $182.12 and its two-hundred day moving average is $181.31.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 14th. The company reported $3.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.92 by $0.47. The business had revenue of $81.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11,956.52 billion. Toyota Motor had a return on equity of 14.00% and a net margin of 10.86%. On average, analysts predict that Toyota Motor Co. will post 19.76 earnings per share for the current year.

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.