American Century Companies Inc. Boosts Stock Position in Toyota Motor Corporation $TM

Key Points

• American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in Toyota Motor Corporation by 8.7%, now holding 255,305 shares valued at approximately $45 million.
• Toyota's recent quarterly earnings fell short of expectations, reporting $4.47 earnings per share against a predicted $4.67, while revenues exceeded forecasts at $83.13 billion.
• The stock has a current market cap of $268.43 billion, with a PE ratio of 9.61 and a 1-year trading range between $155.00 and $201.00.

American Century Companies Inc. lifted its position in Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM - Free Report) by 8.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 255,305 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 20,526 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc.'s holdings in Toyota Motor were worth $45,069,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its stake in Toyota Motor by 27.8% during the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 8,163 shares of the company's stock worth $1,424,000 after purchasing an additional 1,778 shares during the last quarter. DeDora Capital Inc. bought a new stake in Toyota Motor during the first quarter worth about $349,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in Toyota Motor by 10.8% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 53,998 shares of the company's stock worth $9,532,000 after purchasing an additional 5,262 shares during the last quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in Toyota Motor during the first quarter worth about $373,000. Finally, Bearing Point Capital LLC lifted its stake in Toyota Motor by 11.5% during the first quarter. Bearing Point Capital LLC now owns 18,797 shares of the company's stock worth $3,318,000 after purchasing an additional 1,933 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 1.48% of the company's stock.

Toyota Motor Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of Toyota Motor stock traded down $1.22 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $197.16. 221,141 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 379,035. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. The stock's fifty day moving average is $180.88 and its 200 day moving average is $182.19. The firm has a market cap of $265.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.51 and a beta of 0.64. Toyota Motor Corporation has a 1 year low of $155.00 and a 1 year high of $201.80.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $4.47 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $4.67 by ($0.20). The firm had revenue of $83.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $81.73 billion. Toyota Motor had a return on equity of 11.63% and a net margin of 8.77%. Toyota Motor has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.100-14.100 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Toyota Motor Corporation will post 19.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on TM shares. Sanford C. Bernstein raised Toyota Motor from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, August 18th. DZ Bank lowered Toyota Motor from a "strong-buy" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Friday, May 9th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold".

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.