Versant Capital Management Inc Takes Position in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM)

Versant Capital Management Inc bought a new stake in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 334 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $65,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Toyota Motor by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,419 shares of the company’s stock valued at $291,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the period. Epoch Investment Partners Inc. grew its position in Toyota Motor by 5.3% in the second quarter. Epoch Investment Partners Inc. now owns 1,293 shares of the company’s stock valued at $265,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares during the period. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Toyota Motor by 3.8% during the third quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,759 shares of the company’s stock worth $314,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Abel Hall LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Toyota Motor by 5.6% during the third quarter. Abel Hall LLC now owns 1,274 shares of the company’s stock valued at $227,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the period. Finally, Commerce Bank boosted its stake in shares of Toyota Motor by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 3,214 shares of the company’s stock valued at $574,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. 1.48% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Toyota Motor Stock Up 1.1 %

Shares of TM opened at $195.25 on Monday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $177.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is $182.74. Toyota Motor Co. has a one year low of $159.04 and a one year high of $255.23. The company has a market capitalization of $263.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.28, a PEG ratio of 0.31 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 1.23 and a quick ratio of 1.07.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported $2.90 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.39 by ($1.49). Toyota Motor had a return on equity of 12.02% and a net margin of 9.17%. The business had revenue of $76.92 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $79.78 billion. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Toyota Motor Co. will post 21.56 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com cut shares of Toyota Motor from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, December 27th.

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.