Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM) Stock Holdings Raised by Fmr LLC

FMR LLC lifted its position in shares of Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM - Free Report) by 14.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 563,437 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 70,644 shares during the period. FMR LLC's holdings in Toyota Motor were worth $109,651,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of TM. Modus Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Toyota Motor during the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Trust Co. of Vermont boosted its stake in shares of Toyota Motor by 113.3% in the fourth quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 160 shares of the company's stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Roxbury Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Toyota Motor in the fourth quarter valued at $41,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Toyota Motor during the 4th quarter worth $42,000. Finally, GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Toyota Motor by 800.0% in the 4th quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 225 shares of the company's stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 1.48% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on TM shares. StockNews.com raised Toyota Motor from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on Toyota Motor in a research note on Monday, April 14th. They issued a "market perform" rating on the stock. CLSA downgraded shares of Toyota Motor from an "outperform" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Macquarie raised shares of Toyota Motor from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Toyota Motor currently has a consensus rating of "Hold".

Toyota Motor Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of NYSE:TM traded up $1.34 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $176.44. 330,044 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 365,560. The firm has a market cap of $237.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.29, a PEG ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.64. Toyota Motor Co. has a 52-week low of $155.00 and a 52-week high of $235.68. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $180.15 and its 200 day simple moving average is $179.78. 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 - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $9.98 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.36 by $5.62. Toyota Motor had a net margin of 10.86% and a return on equity of 14.00%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Toyota Motor Co. will post 19.76 EPS for the current year.

About Toyota Motor

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.