Rep. Bruce Westerman Purchases Shares of Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM)

Representative Bruce Westerman (R-Arkansas) recently bought shares of Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM). In a filing disclosed on April 16th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Toyota Motor stock on March 3rd. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “FISHER IRA” account.

Representative Bruce Westerman also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton, Société Européenne (OTCMKTS:LVMUY) on 4/2/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Sony Group (NYSE:SONY) on 3/24/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (NYSE:MUFG) on 3/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of BP (NYSE:BP) on 3/21/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) on 3/20/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) on 3/20/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) on 3/20/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Visa (NYSE:V) on 3/20/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on 3/20/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) on 3/20/2025.

Toyota Motor Trading Up 0.8 %

TM stock traded up $1.34 during trading on Friday, reaching $176.44. 330,044 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 364,981. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $180.33 and a 200-day moving average price of $179.79. Toyota Motor Co. has a 1 year low of $155.00 and a 1 year high of $235.68. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. The firm has a market capitalization of $237.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.29, a P/E/G ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.64.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Toyota Motor

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wood Tarver Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Toyota Motor in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Modus Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Toyota Motor during the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Trust Co. of Vermont grew its position in shares of Toyota Motor by 113.3% in the fourth quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 160 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the period. Parvin Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Toyota Motor during the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, Roxbury Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Toyota Motor in the fourth quarter worth approximately $41,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 1.48% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on TM. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Toyota Motor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. CLSA downgraded Toyota Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on shares of Toyota Motor in a research report on Monday. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock. Finally, Macquarie upgraded shares of Toyota Motor from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Toyota Motor currently has an average rating of “Hold”.

About Representative Westerman

Bruce Westerman (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Arkansas’ 4th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2015. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Westerman (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Arkansas’ 4th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Westerman earned his BSBAGE in biological and agricultural engineering from the University of Arkansas in 1990 and his MF in forestry from Yale University in 2001. His professional experience includes working as a plant engineer for Riceland Foods and an engineer/forester for Mid-South Engineering Company.

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.