Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) Shares Purchased by Versant Capital Management Inc

Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its holdings in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM - Free Report) by 1,066.2% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,895 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 3,561 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc's holdings in Toyota Motor were worth $688,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Wood Tarver Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Toyota Motor during the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Parvin Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Toyota Motor in the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. Roxbury Financial LLC bought a new stake in Toyota Motor in the fourth quarter worth about $41,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. bought a new stake in Toyota Motor in the fourth quarter worth about $42,000. Finally, GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Toyota Motor by 800.0% during the fourth quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 225 shares of the company's stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 1.48% of the company's stock.

Toyota Motor Stock Down 0.9%

NYSE:TM traded down $1.78 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $188.79. The company's stock had a trading volume of 266,836 shares, compared to its average volume of 394,537. The company has a market capitalization of $254.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.66. Toyota Motor Co. has a 12 month low of $155.00 and a 12 month high of $213.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.21. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $181.13 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $182.61.

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%. Equities analysts predict that Toyota Motor Co. will post 19.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently weighed in on TM shares. Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on shares of Toyota Motor in a research note on Monday, April 14th. They set a "market perform" rating for the company. DZ Bank downgraded shares of Toyota Motor from a "strong-buy" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Friday, May 9th. CLSA downgraded shares of Toyota Motor from an "outperform" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Macquarie raised shares of Toyota Motor from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Toyota Motor presently has an average rating of "Hold".

About Toyota Motor

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.