Bearing Point Capital LLC Purchases New Position in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM)

Bearing Point Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 16,864 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,282,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Modus Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Toyota Motor in the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. Trust Co. of Vermont raised its holdings in shares of Toyota Motor by 113.3% during 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. Parvin Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Toyota Motor during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Roxbury Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Toyota Motor in the fourth quarter valued at $41,000. Finally, Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. bought a new stake in Toyota Motor in the fourth quarter worth $42,000. 1.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Toyota Motor Trading Up 0.1 %

NYSE TM traded up $0.13 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $192.61. The stock had a trading volume of 300,844 shares, compared to its average volume of 368,431. Toyota Motor Co. has a one year low of $155.00 and a one year high of $233.28. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $181.75 and a 200 day simple moving average of $180.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $259.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.95, a P/E/G 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.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $9.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.36 by $5.62. Toyota Motor had a return on equity of 14.00% and a net margin of 10.86%. Sell-side analysts predict that Toyota Motor Co. will post 19.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have commented on TM. Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on shares of Toyota Motor in a research note on Monday, April 14th. They issued a "market perform" rating for the company. Macquarie upgraded Toyota Motor from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. StockNews.com upgraded Toyota Motor from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, CLSA lowered Toyota Motor from an "outperform" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Toyota Motor presently has an average rating of "Hold".

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.