1,158 Shares in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) Acquired by Howe & Rusling Inc.

Howe & Rusling Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 1,158 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $225,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of TM. Modus Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Toyota Motor during the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. Trust Co. of Vermont increased its stake in Toyota Motor by 113.3% in the 4th quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 160 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Roxbury Financial LLC bought a new stake in Toyota Motor during the fourth quarter valued at about $41,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Toyota Motor in the fourth quarter valued at about $42,000. Finally, GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Toyota Motor by 800.0% in the fourth quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 225 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the period. 1.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Toyota Motor Price Performance

NYSE:TM opened at $183.95 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $185.87 and its 200 day moving average is $180.89. Toyota Motor Co. has a 12 month low of $159.04 and a 12 month high of $252.85. The company has a market capitalization of $247.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.59, a P/E/G ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $9.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.36 by $5.62. Toyota Motor had a return on equity of 14.00% and a net margin of 10.86%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Toyota Motor Co. will post 19.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. CLSA downgraded Toyota Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Macquarie raised shares of Toyota Motor from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Toyota Motor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th.

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.