Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Purchases 6,047 Shares of Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM)

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM - Free Report) by 2.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 263,414 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 6,047 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP's holdings in Toyota Motor were worth $51,263,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in shares of Toyota Motor by 168.8% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 4,155 shares of the company's stock worth $742,000 after acquiring an additional 2,609 shares in the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC boosted its stake in Toyota Motor by 83.2% in the third quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 4,523 shares of the company's stock worth $808,000 after purchasing an additional 2,054 shares in the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new stake in shares of Toyota Motor during the third quarter worth $207,000. Synovus Financial Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Toyota Motor in the third quarter valued at $209,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc acquired a new position in Toyota Motor during the 4th quarter worth about $65,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 1.48% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Macquarie raised shares of Toyota Motor from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on Toyota Motor in a research note on Monday, April 14th. They set a "market perform" rating on the stock. StockNews.com upgraded Toyota Motor from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, CLSA downgraded shares of Toyota Motor from an "outperform" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold".

Toyota Motor Price Performance

Shares of TM opened at $192.01 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $181.32 and a 200-day moving average of $180.57. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. The stock has a market capitalization of $258.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.93, a P/E/G ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.64. Toyota Motor Co. has a twelve month low of $155.00 and a twelve month high of $235.68.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM - Get Free Report) last released its 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, equities research analysts forecast that Toyota Motor Co. will post 19.76 EPS for the current fiscal 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.

This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate reporting. This story was reviewed by MarketBeat's editorial team prior to publication. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.