Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) Position Increased by Captrust Financial Advisors

Captrust Financial Advisors increased its stake in shares of Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) by 166.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 374,864 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 234,078 shares during the quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors’ holdings in Toyota Motor were worth $72,952,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Toyota Motor by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 6,892,009 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,341,254,000 after acquiring an additional 129,560 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp grew its position in Toyota Motor by 66.5% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 961,403 shares of the company’s stock worth $187,099,000 after purchasing an additional 384,149 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC grew its position in Toyota Motor by 14.3% in the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 563,437 shares of the company’s stock worth $109,651,000 after purchasing an additional 70,644 shares during the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Toyota Motor by 9.5% in the fourth quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 393,002 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,482,000 after purchasing an additional 34,110 shares during the period. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp raised its holdings in shares of Toyota Motor by 8.6% during the fourth quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 338,363 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,855,000 after buying an additional 26,880 shares during the last quarter. 1.48% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

TM has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. CLSA lowered Toyota Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on Toyota Motor in a research note on Monday, April 14th. They issued a “market perform” rating for the company. Macquarie upgraded shares of Toyota Motor from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Toyota Motor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Toyota Motor Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:TM opened at $192.01 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $181.32 and its 200 day moving average price is $180.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 1.06. The stock has a market cap of $258.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.93, a PEG ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.64. Toyota Motor Co. has a 12 month low of $155.00 and a 12 month high of $235.68.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $9.98 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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%. Equities research analysts anticipate that Toyota Motor Co. will post 19.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.