Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) Stock Holdings Increased by Vise Technologies Inc.

Vise Technologies Inc. increased its holdings in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) by 11.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 10,903 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,082 shares during the quarter. Vise Technologies Inc.’s holdings in Toyota Motor were worth $2,122,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Toyota Motor by 1.9% in 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 in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp increased its position in shares of Toyota Motor by 66.5% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 961,403 shares of the company’s stock worth $187,099,000 after acquiring an additional 384,149 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC increased its position in shares of Toyota Motor by 14.3% in the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 563,437 shares of the company’s stock worth $109,651,000 after acquiring an additional 70,644 shares in the last quarter. SRB Corp increased its position in shares of Toyota Motor by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. SRB Corp now owns 398,656 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,582,000 after acquiring an additional 7,708 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Natixis Advisors LLC increased its position 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 worth $76,482,000 after acquiring an additional 34,110 shares in the last quarter. 1.48% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Toyota Motor Stock Performance

Shares of TM opened at $182.29 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $181.78 and its 200 day moving average price is $182.11. Toyota Motor Co. has a 52 week low of $155.00 and a 52 week high of $219.53. The company has a market capitalization of $245.62 billion, a PE ratio of 7.53, a PEG ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.21.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $3.39 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.92 by $0.47. Toyota Motor had a net margin of 10.86% and a return on equity of 14.00%. The firm had revenue of $81.09 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $78.47 billion. Research analysts expect that Toyota Motor Co. will post 19.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on TM shares. Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on shares of Toyota Motor in a research report on Monday, April 14th. They issued a “market perform” rating on the stock. DZ Bank downgraded shares of Toyota Motor from a “strong-buy” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Macquarie raised shares of Toyota Motor from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, CLSA downgraded shares of Toyota Motor from an “outperform” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold”.

Toyota Motor Company 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.