Private Advisory Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM - Free Report) by 11.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 33,500 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 3,509 shares during the quarter. Private Advisory Group LLC's holdings in Toyota Motor were worth $5,914,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in Toyota Motor by 21.8% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 2,658 shares of the company's stock valued at $517,000 after purchasing an additional 476 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. raised its stake in shares of Toyota Motor by 24.1% in the 4th quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 29,370 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,716,000 after purchasing an additional 5,708 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of Toyota Motor by 17.5% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 76,449 shares of the company's stock valued at $14,878,000 after purchasing an additional 11,392 shares in the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Toyota Motor by 18.9% in the 4th quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 12,836 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,506,000 after acquiring an additional 2,036 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of Toyota Motor by 14.9% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 59,802 shares of the company's stock valued at $11,638,000 after acquiring an additional 7,744 shares in the last quarter. 1.48% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research firms have weighed in on TM. DZ Bank lowered shares of Toyota Motor from a "strong-buy" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Friday, May 9th. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on shares of Toyota Motor in a report on Monday, April 14th. They set a "market perform" rating on the stock. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold".
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Toyota Motor Stock Performance
Shares of NYSE TM traded up $2.52 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $182.21. The company had a trading volume of 339,909 shares, compared to its average volume of 423,258. The stock has a market cap of $245.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.06 and a beta of 0.64. Toyota Motor Corporation has a 12 month low of $155.00 and a 12 month high of $201.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 1.10. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $178.08 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $181.48.
Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $3.39 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.92 by $0.47. The firm had revenue of $81.09 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $78.47 billion. Toyota Motor had a return on equity of 13.01% and a net margin of 9.89%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Toyota Motor Corporation will post 19.76 earnings per share for the current year.
Toyota Motor Company Profile
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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.
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