Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) Shares Sold by Rhumbline Advisers

Rhumbline Advisers decreased its holdings in shares of Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) by 6.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 15,931 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,175 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers’ holdings in Toyota Motor were worth $3,100,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Modus Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Toyota Motor in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Trust Co. of Vermont increased its stake in shares of Toyota Motor by 113.3% during the fourth quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 160 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares during the period. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. purchased a new position in Toyota Motor during the fourth quarter worth about $42,000. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC raised its holdings in Toyota Motor by 800.0% during the fourth quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 225 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. lifted its position in Toyota Motor by 188.2% in the third quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 294 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,000 after purchasing an additional 192 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 1.48% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have issued reports on TM. Macquarie upgraded Toyota Motor from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. CLSA cut Toyota Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, StockNews.com raised Toyota Motor from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th.

Toyota Motor Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of Toyota Motor stock opened at $181.48 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $186.34 and a two-hundred day moving average of $180.28. Toyota Motor Co. has a 12-month low of $159.04 and a 12-month high of $255.23. 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 stock has a market cap of $244.53 billion, a PE ratio of 7.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.63.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) last released 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%. On average, research analysts anticipate that Toyota Motor Co. will post 19.76 EPS for the current fiscal 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.