Blue Trust Inc. Increases Stock Position in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM)

Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM - Free Report) by 34.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 13,117 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 3,339 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc.'s holdings in Toyota Motor were worth $2,342,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in shares of Toyota Motor by 1.5% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 250,149 shares of the company's stock valued at $51,273,000 after acquiring an additional 3,680 shares in the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Toyota Motor during the second quarter valued at approximately $201,000. Bank of Montreal Can increased its position in shares of Toyota Motor by 4.4% during the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 44,794 shares of the company's stock valued at $9,239,000 after acquiring an additional 1,875 shares in the last quarter. Xponance Inc. increased its position in shares of Toyota Motor by 35.3% during the second quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 2,334 shares of the company's stock valued at $478,000 after acquiring an additional 609 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC bought a new stake in shares of Toyota Motor during the second quarter valued at approximately $753,000. Institutional investors own 1.48% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Toyota Motor Stock Performance

TM stock traded down $1.29 on Tuesday, hitting $185.21. The company had a trading volume of 381,258 shares, compared to its average volume of 416,379. 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 1.23, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $181.68 and its 200 day simple moving average is $180.85. The stock has a market cap of $249.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.80, a P/E/G ratio of 0.36 and a beta of 0.63.

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