Natixis Advisors L.P. Boosts Stock Holdings in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM)

Natixis Advisors L.P. lifted its position in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM - Free Report) by 8.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 283,620 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 21,063 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors L.P.'s holdings in Toyota Motor were worth $52,010,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Toyota Motor during the fourth quarter worth about $31,855,000. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Toyota Motor by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 6,213,105 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,139,359,000 after purchasing an additional 172,347 shares during the period. QRG Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in Toyota Motor during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $10,839,000. Morgan Stanley raised its holdings in Toyota Motor by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,623,169 shares of the company's stock worth $291,765,000 after buying an additional 40,254 shares during the period. Finally, XY Capital Ltd bought a new position in Toyota Motor in the third quarter valued at approximately $6,909,000. Institutional investors own 1.48% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. StockNews.com cut Toyota Motor from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, January 19th. Nomura cut shares of Toyota Motor from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 31st.

Toyota Motor Stock Performance

Toyota Motor stock traded up $2.07 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $232.87. 165,241 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 267,765. Toyota Motor Co. has a fifty-two week low of $134.88 and a fifty-two week high of $255.23. The stock has a market cap of $315.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.92, a P/E/G ratio of 0.39 and a beta of 0.72. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $239.96 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $209.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 1.02.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 6th. The company reported $6.81 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.66 by $3.15. Toyota Motor had a net margin of 10.22% and a return on equity of 14.13%. The firm had revenue of $81.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $73.72 billion. On average, research analysts expect that Toyota Motor Co. will post 22.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.