Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) Shares Sold by BNP Paribas Financial Markets

BNP Paribas Financial Markets decreased its position in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM - Free Report) by 73.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 920 shares of the company's stock after selling 2,535 shares during the quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets' holdings in Toyota Motor were worth $179,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Northern Trust Corp increased its stake in shares of Toyota Motor by 66.5% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 961,403 shares of the company's stock worth $187,099,000 after acquiring an additional 384,149 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Toyota Motor during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,203,000. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Toyota Motor by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 6,892,009 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,341,254,000 after acquiring an additional 129,560 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its position in Toyota Motor by 14.3% during the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 563,437 shares of the company's stock valued at $109,651,000 after purchasing an additional 70,644 shares during the period. Finally, HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Toyota Motor by 46.8% in the 4th quarter. HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC now owns 152,749 shares of the company's stock worth $29,726,000 after buying an additional 48,699 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 1.48% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have commented on TM. 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 report on Monday, April 14th. They set a "market perform" rating on the stock. CLSA lowered Toyota Motor from an "outperform" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, DZ Bank lowered Toyota Motor from a "strong-buy" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Toyota Motor presently has a consensus rating of "Hold".

Toyota Motor Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of NYSE TM traded down $2.01 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $188.56. The stock had a trading volume of 237,315 shares, compared to its average volume of 376,646. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. The firm has a market cap of $254.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.79, a P/E/G ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.66. The business's fifty day moving average price is $181.13 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $182.61. Toyota Motor Co. has a 52-week low of $155.00 and a 52-week high of $213.54.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $3.39 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.92 by $0.47. The company had revenue of $81.09 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $78.47 billion. Toyota Motor had a net margin of 10.86% and a return on equity of 14.00%. Analysts expect that Toyota Motor Co. will post 19.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Toyota Motor 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.