May Hill Capital LLC Takes $409,000 Position in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM)

May Hill Capital LLC purchased a new position in Toyota Motor Co. (NYSE:TM - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 2,104 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $409,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TM. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Toyota Motor by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 6,892,009 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,341,254,000 after purchasing an additional 129,560 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 34,110 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp grew its position in shares of Toyota Motor by 7.3% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 311,483 shares of the company's stock valued at $55,632,000 after buying an additional 21,092 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its stake in Toyota Motor by 6.2% during the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 234,779 shares of the company's stock worth $45,690,000 after acquiring an additional 13,805 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Toyota Motor in the fourth quarter worth about $26,203,000. 1.48% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TM has been the subject of several recent research reports. Macquarie raised Toyota Motor from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. StockNews.com raised Toyota Motor from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, CLSA downgraded shares of Toyota Motor from an "outperform" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th.

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Toyota Motor Stock Performance

TM traded down $9.36 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $158.71. The company's stock had a trading volume of 918,209 shares, compared to its average volume of 350,111. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. Toyota Motor Co. has a fifty-two week low of $156.71 and a fifty-two week high of $248.47. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $184.96 and a 200 day simple moving average of $180.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $213.84 billion, a PE ratio of 6.55, a PEG ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.63.

Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $9.98 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.36 by $5.62. Toyota Motor had a net margin of 10.86% and a return on equity of 14.00%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Toyota Motor Co. will post 19.76 EPS for the current year.

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.