18,979 Shares in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) Purchased by Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich purchased a new position in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm purchased 18,979 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,076,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Toyota Motor by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 6,762,449 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,207,571,000 after acquiring an additional 160,720 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Toyota Motor during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,203,000. World Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in Toyota Motor during the 3rd quarter valued at about $14,911,000. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. lifted its stake in Toyota Motor by 373.5% during the 3rd quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 55,599 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,939,000 after acquiring an additional 43,857 shares during the period. Finally, Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Toyota Motor by 10.5% during the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 358,892 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,087,000 after acquiring an additional 34,141 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 1.48% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TM has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Macquarie upgraded shares of Toyota Motor from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Toyota Motor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, CLSA cut shares of Toyota Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th.

Toyota Motor Price Performance

NYSE TM opened at $190.20 on Monday. Toyota Motor Co. has a 52 week low of $159.04 and a 52 week high of $255.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $256.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.85, a PEG ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $186.23 and a 200-day moving average price of $180.45.

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

Toyota Motor 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.