Ballentine Partners LLC Acquires 1,619 Shares of Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM)

Ballentine Partners LLC lifted its stake in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM - Free Report) by 20.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,511 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 1,619 shares during the period. Ballentine Partners LLC's holdings in Toyota Motor were worth $1,851,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Toyota Motor by 2.4% during the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 6,762,449 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,207,571,000 after purchasing an additional 160,720 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Toyota Motor by 34,303.6% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 417,660 shares of the company's stock valued at $74,582,000 after purchasing an additional 416,446 shares during the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Toyota Motor by 10.5% during the third quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 358,892 shares of the company's stock valued at $64,087,000 after purchasing an additional 34,141 shares during the last quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd acquired a new stake in Toyota Motor during the third quarter valued at approximately $58,660,000. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp lifted its stake in Toyota Motor by 7.3% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 311,483 shares of the company's stock valued at $55,632,000 after purchasing an additional 21,092 shares during the last quarter. 1.48% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Toyota Motor Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of NYSE:TM traded down $0.36 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $186.57. The stock had a trading volume of 246,593 shares, compared to its average volume of 451,654. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.23. The company has a market cap of $251.39 billion, a PE ratio of 8.86, a P/E/G ratio of 0.34 and a beta of 0.63. Toyota Motor Co. has a 12-month low of $159.04 and a 12-month high of $255.23. The company's 50 day moving average is $180.63 and its 200-day moving average is $181.34.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported $2.90 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.39 by ($1.49). The firm had revenue of $76.92 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $79.78 billion. Toyota Motor had a net margin of 9.17% and a return on equity of 12.02%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Toyota Motor Co. will post 19.9 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com raised shares of Toyota Motor from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th.

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.