Aquatic Capital Management LLC Purchases 4,722 Shares of Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM)

Aquatic Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM - Free Report) by 30.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 20,138 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 4,722 shares during the period. Aquatic Capital Management LLC's holdings in Toyota Motor were worth $3,919,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Modus Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Toyota Motor in the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Trust Co. of Vermont lifted its stake in shares of Toyota Motor by 113.3% during the fourth quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 160 shares of the company's stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares during the period. Roxbury Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Toyota Motor during the fourth quarter valued at $41,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Toyota Motor during the fourth quarter valued at $42,000. Finally, GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Toyota Motor by 800.0% during the fourth quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 225 shares of the company's stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the period. 1.48% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on TM. CLSA lowered Toyota Motor from an "outperform" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on Toyota Motor in a research note on Monday, April 14th. They set a "market perform" rating on the stock. StockNews.com raised Toyota Motor from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Macquarie raised Toyota Motor from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Toyota Motor currently has a consensus rating of "Hold".

Toyota Motor Trading Down 0.4 %

NYSE:TM traded down $0.71 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $190.51. The company had a trading volume of 326,972 shares, compared to its average volume of 367,914. Toyota Motor Co. has a fifty-two week low of $155.00 and a fifty-two week high of $235.68. The business's fifty day moving average is $180.80 and its two-hundred day moving average is $180.31. The firm has a market cap of $256.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.87, a P/E/G ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.21.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $9.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.36 by $5.62. Toyota Motor had a return on equity of 14.00% and a net margin of 10.86%. As a group, research analysts expect that Toyota Motor Co. will post 19.76 earnings per share for the current year.

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.