Valmark Advisers Inc. Makes New $234,000 Investment in Toyota Motor Corporation $TM

Key Points

• Valmark Advisers Inc. has made a new investment of approximately $234,000 in Toyota Motor Corporation, acquiring 1,358 shares in the 2nd quarter.
• Several institutional investors have increased their positions in Toyota, with notable increases from Brighton Jones LLC (21.8%), GAMMA Investing LLC (30.0%), and Simon Quick Advisors LLC (78.1%) in recent quarters.
• Toyota reported a net margin of 8.77% and revenue of $83.13 billion in its latest earnings quarter, although its EPS missed analysts' expectations by $0.20.

Valmark Advisers Inc. purchased a new position in Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 1,358 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $234,000.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of TM. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in shares of Toyota Motor by 21.8% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 2,658 shares of the company's stock worth $517,000 after purchasing an additional 476 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of Toyota Motor by 30.0% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,783 shares of the company's stock worth $491,000 after purchasing an additional 642 shares during the last quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Toyota Motor by 78.1% during the 1st quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC now owns 2,009 shares of the company's stock worth $355,000 after purchasing an additional 881 shares during the last quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Toyota Motor by 77.3% during the 1st quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 399 shares of the company's stock worth $70,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Toyota Motor by 7.6% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 5,849 shares of the company's stock worth $1,033,000 after purchasing an additional 411 shares during the last quarter. 1.48% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Toyota Motor Price Performance

Shares of TM opened at $185.21 on Friday. Toyota Motor Corporation has a 1-year low of $155.00 and a 1-year high of $202.87. The stock has a market cap of $249.55 billion, a PE ratio of 8.93 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 1.11. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $195.32 and a 200 day moving average price of $184.81.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly 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). Toyota Motor had a net margin of 8.77% and a return on equity of 11.63%. The company had revenue of $83.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $81.73 billion. Toyota Motor has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.100-14.100 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Toyota Motor Corporation will post 19.76 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently issued reports on TM. Zacks Research raised shares of Toyota Motor from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Toyota Motor in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein raised shares of Toyota Motor from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, August 18th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently 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.

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